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STRAIGHT ARROW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does straight arrow mean? 

STRAIGHT ARROW (noun)
  The noun STRAIGHT ARROW has 1 sense:

1. a frank and honest personplay

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHT ARROW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRAIGHT ARROW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A frank and honest person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

square shooter; straight arrow; straight shooter

Hypernyms ("straight arrow" is a kind of...):

good person (a person who is good to other people)


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