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adv
Synonym of straightaway or straight away (“at once, immediately”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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Synonyms: straightaway or straight away
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Directly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A straight section of a racetrack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in a direct course
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
at once
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From straight + way. First attested in the sense of "directly".
From straight + way.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
