Definition of Straw
Straw
Stra·w


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A dry, hollow stem of a grain plant, used for animal bedding or as a drinking tube.

e.g. She sipped her cold drink through a straw on a hot summer day.

(noun)
dried stalks of grain after threshing, used especially as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, or weaving;

e.g. Pieces of straw that came off the broom remained on the floor after sweeping.

(adjective)
a slim hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a cup, glass, or bottle;

e.g. They gave us paper straws to drink with.



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