1 a) [uncountable] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and
that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc [ hay]:
a straw hat
b) [countable] a single dried stem of straw
2 [countable] a thin tube of paper or plastic for sucking up liquid from a bottle or a cup:
She sipped her lemonade through a straw.
3 the last straw
also the straw that breaks the camel's back the last problem in a series
of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc:
Making me work late on Friday was the last straw.
4 be clutching/grasping at straws
to be trying everything you can to succeed, even though the things you
are doing are not likely to help or work
5 straw in the wind
British
English a sign of what might happen in the future:
There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be
getting a little better.
6 straw man
American
English a weak opponent or imaginary argument that can easily be defeated
draw the short straw at draw1 (29)
Definition from the Longman Dictionary
of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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