1. [n]  a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
2. [n]  a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
3. [n]  plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
4. [n]  material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
5. [adj]  of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored
6. [v]  spread by scattering; "strew toys all over the carpet" ("straw" is archaic)
7. [v]  cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"

1. \Straw\, v. t.
   To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. --Chaucer.
   

2. \Straw\, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre['a]w, from
   the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G.
   stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a].
   [root]166. See {Strew}.]
   1. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc.,
      especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of
      buckwheat, beans, and pease.
   2. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of
      grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.
   3. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing;
      a mere trifle.
            I set not a straw by thy dreamings.   --Chaucer.
   Note: Straw is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, straw-built, straw-crowned,
         straw-roofed, straw-stuffed, and the like.
   {Man of straw}, an effigy formed by stuffing the garments of
      a man with straw; hence, a fictitious person; an
      irresponsible person; a puppet.
   {Straw bail}, worthless bail, as being given by irresponsible
      persons. [Colloq. U.S.]
   {Straw bid}, a worthless bid; a bid for a contract which the
      bidder is unable or unwilling to fulfill. [Colloq. U.S.]
   {Straw cat} (Zo["o]l.), the pampas cat.
   {Straw color}, the color of dry straw, being a delicate
      yellow.
   {Straw drain}, a drain filled with straw.
   {Straw plait}, or {Straw plat}, a strip formed by plaiting
      straws, used for making hats, bonnets, etc.
   {To be in the straw}, to be brought to bed, as a pregnant
      woman. [Slang]
   

Used in brick-making (Ex. 5:7-18). Used figuratively in Job 41:27; Isa. 11:7; 25:10; 65:25.