up and down, (straight)

up and down, (straight)
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  • up-and-down straight draw — noun A poker hand that has four cards to a straight, where there are two different ranked cards that will complete the straight. E.g. 4 5 6 7, either a 3 or 8 could make a straight. It is used only when the player has not yet received all the… …   Wiktionary

  • up and down straight draw — noun An open ended straight draw …   Wiktionary

  • Straight-up-and-down — 1. truthful, honest; 2. (of sexual intercourse) conventional; employing the missionary position with little variation; avoiding oral sex, etc.: She likes only straight up sex …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • straight-up-and-down — Australian Slang 1. truthful, honest; 2. (of sexual intercourse) conventional; employing the missionary position with little variation; avoiding oral sex, etc.: She likes only straight up sex …   English dialects glossary

  • up-and-down — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: up (I) and down 1. : marked by alternate upward and downward movement or action an odd up and down gait in his natural up and down voice I.S.Cobb many such up and down years Thomas H …   Useful english dictionary

  • up-and-down — up and downness, n. /up euhn down /, adj. 1. moving alternately up and down: the up and down swing of levers; an up and down tune. 2. having an uneven surface: up and down countryside. 3. changeable: up and down luck. 4. perpendicular or nearly… …   Universalium

  • up-and-down — Synonyms and related words: alternate, back and forth, orthodiagonal, orthogonal, perpendicular, plumb, plunging, precipitous, reciprocal, reciprocative, right angle, right angled, right angular, seesaw, sheer, sine wave, steep, straight up,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • up-and-down — up′ and down′ adj. 1) moving alternately up and down 2) having an uneven surface 3) changeable: up and down luck[/ex] 4) perpendicular or nearly so: a straight up and down hillside[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • straight up and down —  1. Honest.  2. Easy …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Straight Outta Lynwood — Studio album by Weird Al Yankovic Released September 26, 2006 …   Wikipedia

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