Straight vs Sound - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between straight and sound

is that straight is to straighten while sound is to cause to produce a sound.

As an interjection sound is

yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.

As a proper noun Sound is

the strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund.

straight

English

Alternative forms

* streight (obsolete)

Adjective

(er)

Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

*1811 , (Jane Austen), (Sense and Sensibility) :

*:I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing.

*:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”

*2011 , Adharanand Finn, (The Guardian) , 22 March:

*:The other people, I presume, are supposed to be standing to attention, but they're all smiling at me. The lines are not even straight .

#Of a path, trajectory, etc. : direct, undeviating.

#*1913 , , The Kentuckians , p.185:

#*:Now, as the world knows, the straightest' way to the heart of the honest voter is through the women of the land, and the ' straightest way to the heart of the women is through the children of the land; and one method of winning both, with rural politicians, is to kiss the babies wide and far.

#*2000 , Allan Wood, Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox , p.293:

#*:He had no time to set himself, but his throw was straight and true. Pick slid in, spikes high, and Schang tagged him in the ribs a foot or two from the plate.

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#Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.

#*2004 , Chris Weston, 500 Digital Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques :

#*:There's nothing more annoying than taking a great picture, only to find that the horizon isn't straight .

#(lb) Stretched out; fully extended.

Strait; narrow.

*Sir (John Mandeville) (c.1350)

*:Egypt is a long country, but it is straight , that is to say, narrow.

(lb) Figurative uses.

#Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.

#*1879 , (Anthony Trollope), John Caldigate :

#*:‘It wasn't the proper thing, squoire. It wasn't straight .’

#Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.

#*2003 , Rosie Cowan, (The Guardian) , 24 April:

#*:Tony Blair issued a direct challenge to the IRA yesterday when he demanded they give straight answers to three simple questions.

#In a row, in unbroken sequence.

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#*2008 , "Bad vibrations", (The Economist) , 30 October:

#*:As of October 29th, three-month dollar Libor (the rate at which banks borrow from each other) had fallen for 13 straight days and was nearly one-and-a-half percentage points below its October 10th level.

#In proper order; as it should be.

#*2007 , Grant Allen, What's Bred in the Bone , p.140:

#*:Oh, music, how he loved it; it seemed to set everything straight all at once in his head.

#*2010 , Paul Gallagher, (The Observer) , 15 August:

#*:"If you wonder why folks can't take the news seriously, here's Exhibit A," said one blogger. "Lord Jesus, how can the reporter file this story with a straight face?"

#Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.

#*2003 , Ron Jordan, Considerations :

#*:Real cowboys know how to rope, ride a horse and drink whisky straight .

#*2003 , Lowell Edmunds, Martini, Straight Up , p.94:

#*:The Martini is still in belief'', if not in fact, the centerpiece of a rite, and people who would not drink straight''' gin on the rocks will drink ' straight gin on the rocks if it is called a Martini.

#(lb) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.

#*2011 , Alan Gardner & Barney Ronay, (The Guardian) , 15 March:

#*:Steyn continues and it's all a bit more orderly down his end as O'Brien defends the first three balls with a straight bat and a respectful dip of the head.

#(lb) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.

#*2011 , Press Association, 10 February:

#*:Murray started well against Marcos Baghdatis before slumping to defeat in straight sets and the British No1 admitted he may not have been mentally prepared for the rigours of the ATP Tour after a gruelling start to 2011.

# Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.

# Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.

(lb) Colloquial uses.

#(lb) Conventional, socially acceptable.

#*1994 , (Jarvis Cocker), ‘Do You Remember the First Time?’:

#*:You say you've got to go home. Well at least there's someone there that you can talk to. And you never have to face up to the night on your own. Jesus, it must be great to be straight .

#*(Wavy Gravy):

#*:‘Sure, I could have done it differentput my clown in a closet and dressed up in straight clothing. I could have compromised my essence, and swallowed my soul.’

#*1989 , (Gus Van Sant), (Drugstore Cowboy) :

#*:‘For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.’

#*1998 , Eileen Fitzpatrick & Dominic Pride, , 17 October 1998:

#*:‘Her last album was a bit too straight ,’ he says, ‘but this one puts her in a more contemporary framework and softens her music.’

#(lb) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.

#*2001 , Ruella Frank, Body of Evidence , p.28:

#*:‘Alex's dad used a lot of drugs. He's been straight for years now, but it took a long time for him to be able to deal with his feelings.’

#(lb) Heterosexual.

#*2007 , Layla Kumari, (The Guardian) , 17 September:

#*:Some of my friends – gay and straight – seem unable to understand the close but platonic nature of my and Gian's relationship, but have been supportive.

#*2011 , Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home , p.273:

#*:Angela smiles. ‘I'm straight , Zoe, and I'm happily married.’

Antonyms

* bent * crooked * curved

Usage notes

* Straight is sometimes humorously used as meaning low quality by homosexuals and bisexuals, rather than gay.

Derived terms

* damn straight * go straight * scare straight * straight A * straight-acting * straight and narrow * straight arm / straight-arm * straight as an arrow * straightaway * straight bat * straight dinkum * straightedge / straight edge * straighten * straight face * straight-faced * straight flush * straightforward / straight-forward * straight from the horse's mouth * straight from the shoulder * straight hit * straightjacket * straight line * straightly * straight man * straightness * * straight out of the chute * straight shooter * straight ticket * straight up * straightway

Adverb

(en adverb)

Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.

The door will be straight ahead of you.

Go straight back.

Directly; without pause, delay or detour.

On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.

* Addison

I know thy generous temper well; / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze.

Continuously; without interruption or pause.

He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight .

Noun

(en noun)

Something that is not crooked or bent.

# A part of a racecourse, running track or other road, etc. , that is not curved.

Colloquial uses.

# A heterosexual.

My friends call straights "heteros".

# (slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.

#* ## (poker) Five cards in sequence.

# (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. Also .

#* [1923 , J[oseph] Manchon, Le slang : lexique de l'anglais familier et vulgaire : précédé d'une étude sur la pronunciation et la grammaire populaires , p. 296:

A straight = a straighter = a straight cut, une cigarette en tabac de Virginie.]

Synonyms

* (heterosexual) hetero, breeder * (normal person) see

Verb

(en verb)

To straighten.

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sound

English

Alternative forms

* soune (obsolete), sowne (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sound, sund, isund, . See (l).

Adjective

(er)

Healthy.

He was safe and sound .

In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.

Complete, solid, or secure.

Fred assured me the floorboards were sound .

* Chapman

The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound .

(mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.

With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get

(British, slang) Good.

"How are you?" - "I'm sound ."

That's a sound track you're playing.

(of sleep) Quiet]] and deep.

Her sleep was sound .

Heavy; laid on with force.

a sound beating

Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.

a sound title to land

Hypernyms

* (in logic) valid

Derived terms

* safe and sound * sound as a bell * soundly

Adverb

(en adverb)

Soundly.

* Spenser

So sound he slept that naught might him awake.

Interjection

(en interjection)

(British, slang) Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.

"I found my jacket." - "Sound ."

Etymology 2

* Noun: from (etyl) sownde, alteration of sowne, from (etyl) sun, soun, (etyl) son, from accusative of (etyl) sonus. * Verb: from (etyl) sownden, sounen, from (etyl) suner, (etyl) soner (modern sonner ), from (etyl) * The euphonic -d appears in the fifteenth century. (wikipedia sound)

Noun

(en noun)

A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.

*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:The warlike sound / Of trumpets loud and clarions.

A vibration capable of causing such sensations.

*:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.

(lb) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc

Noise without meaning; empty noise.

*(John Locke) (1632-1705)

*:Sense and not sound must be the principle.

Synonyms

* See also

Troponyms

* noise * quiet * silence

Verb

(en verb)

To produce a sound.

When the horn sounds , take cover.

(copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.

He sounded good when we last spoke.

That story sounds like a pack of lies!

* Shakespeare

How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues!

To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.

* Bible, 1 Thessalonians i. 8

From you sounded out the word of the Lord.

(legal) Often with "in"; to arise or to be recognizable as arising within a particular area of law.

* '>citation

To cause to produce a sound.

He sounds the instrument.

(phonetics) To pronounce a vowel or a consonant.

The "e" in "house" isn't sounded .

Synonyms

* (to make noise)echo, reecho, resonate * See also

Derived terms

* empty vessels make the most sound * infrasound * instantaneous sound pressure * missound * outsound * second sound * soundage * sound-alike * sound alphabet * sound and light/sound-and-light show * sound barrier * sound bite/soundbite * sound bow * sound box * sound camera * sound card * sounded * sound effect * sound energy * sound engineer * sound engineering * sounder * soundex * sound film * sound hole * sounding board * sound law * soundless * sound like * sound man/soundman * sound off * sound out * sound pollution * sound pressure * sound projection * soundproof/sound-proof * sound recording * sound reproduction * soundscape * sound spectrum * sound stage/soundstage * sound structure * sound system * sound track/soundtrack * sound truck * sound wave * speech sound * speed of sound * surround-sound/surround sound * third heart sound * third sound * ultrasound * unsound * voiced sound

Etymology 3

From (etyl) sound, sund, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

Noun

(en noun)

(geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.

Puget Sound'''; Owen '''Sound

* Camden

The Sound of Denmark, where ships pay toll.

The air bladder of a fish.

Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

A cuttlefish.

(Ainsworth)

Etymology 4

(etyl) . More at

Verb

(en verb)

dive downwards, used of a whale.

The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.

To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.

* Dryden

I was in jest, / And by that offer meant to sound your breast.

* Addison

I've sounded my Numidians man by man.

test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.

(medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound, or by auscultation or percussion.

to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra

Noun

(en noun)

A long, thin probe for body cavities or canals such as the urethra.

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