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straight-out
[ streyt-out ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈaʊt /
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adjective Informal.
thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
frank; aboveboard.
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Origin of straight-out
1830–40, Americanism; from phrase straight out
Words nearby straight-out
straight man,
straight matter,
straight muscle,
straightneck,
straight off,
straight-out,
straight poker,
straight razor,
straight shooter,
straight sinus,
straight stall Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Words related to straight-out
aboveboard,
apparent,
artless,
blunt,
bold,
brazen,
call a spade a spade,
candid,
direct,
downright,
easy,
familiar,
flat-out,
forthright,
free,
guileless,
heart-to-heart,
honest,
ingenuous,
lay it on the line How to use straight-out in a sentence
Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
British Dictionary definitions for straight-out
adjective informal
complete; thoroughgoing
frank or honest
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