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straight-ahead

[ streyt-uh-hed ]

/ ˈstreɪt əˌhɛd /

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adjective

not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.

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Origin of straight-ahead

First recorded in 1830–40

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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When football started more than a century ago, it was a brutal game of straight-ahead running plays.
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