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straight
Adverb
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If something goes straight, it continues to move in one direction without turning.
No not that road. Just keep driving straight.
straight
Adjective
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If something is straight, it does not bend, or turn. It continues in one direction.
He had had too much to drink and couldn't walk in a straight line.
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Someone who is straight is heterosexual; being attracted to those of the opposite sex.
straight
Noun
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In the card game of poker, a straight hand has five sequential cards.
A 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is considered a straight hand.
cut
Verb
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If you make something shorter or divide it in pieces, you cut it.
Jared cut the meat using his knife and fork.
In the lumber mill, the logs are then cut into boards.
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To hurt with a blade.
I cut my hand.
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To stop something.
They cut the electricity.
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To edit, shorten, or censor (a film).
The film was cut by ten minutes.
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If you remove something to put it somewhere else, you cut it.
Ben cut the text from the Word document and pasted it into another.
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If the picture changes from one scene to another, the scene cuts to another.
cut
Noun
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A scratch, opening in the skin or a surface.
She had a cut on her arm.
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A reduction; lessening.
There was a cut in prices.
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A small piece removed by cutting is a cut.
I will take a cut of beef.