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direct Definition
(a)
direct
in
spatial
dimensions
;
proceeding
without
deviation
or
interruption
;
straight
and
short
; "
a
direct
route
"; "
a
direct
flight
"; "
a
direct
hit
"
(a)
extended
senses
;
direct
in
means
or
manner
or
behavior
or
language
or
action
; "
a
direct
question
"; "
a
direct
response
"; "
a
direct
approach
"
(a)
in
a
straight
unbroken
line
of
descent
from
parent
to
child
; "
lineal
ancestors
"; "
lineal
heirs
"; "
a
direct
descendant
of
the
king
"; "
direct
heredity
"
(a)
moving
from
west
to
east
on
the
celestial
sphere
;
or
--
for
planets
--
around
the
sun
in
the
same
direction
as
the
Earth
(a)
similar
in
nature
or
effect
or
relation
to
another
quantity
; "
a
term
is
in
direct
proportion
to
another
term
if
it
increases
(
or
decreases
)
as
the
other
increases
(
or
decreases
)"
(a)
of
a
current
flowing
in
one
direction
only
;
not
alternating
; "
direct
current
"
(r)
without
deviation
; "
the
path
leads
directly
to
the
lake
"; "
went
direct
to
the
office
"
(s)
immediate
or
direct
in
bearing
or
force
;
having
nothing
intervening
; "
in
direct
sunlight
"; "
in
direct
contact
with
the
voters
"; "
direct
exposure
to
the
disease
"; "
a
direct
link
"; "
the
direct
cause
of
the
accident
"
(s)
as
an
immediate
result
or
consequence
; "
a
direct
result
of
the
accident
"
(s)
in
precisely
the
same
words
used
by
a
writer
or
speaker
; "
a
direct
quotation
"; "
repeated
their
dialog
verbatim
"
(s)
effected
directly
by
action
of
the
voters
rather
than
through
elected
representatives
; "
many
people
favor
direct
election
of
the
President
rather
than
election
by
the
Electoral
College
"
(s)
exact
; "
the
direct
opposite
"
(v)
command
with
authority
; "
He
directed
the
children
to
do
their
homework
"
(v)
intend
(
something
)
to
move
towards
a
certain
goal
; "
He
aimed
his
fists
towards
his
opponent
''
s
face
"; "
criticism
directed
at
her
superior
"; "
direct
your
anger
towards
others
,
not
towards
yourself
"
(v)
guide
the
actors
in
(
plays
and
films
)
(v)
be
in
charge
of
(v)
take
somebody
somewhere
; "
We
lead
him
to
our
chief
"; "
can
you
take
me
to
the
main
entrance
?"; "
He
conducted
us
to
the
palace
"
(v)
cause
to
go
somewhere
; "
The
explosion
sent
the
car
flying
in
the
air
"; "
She
sent
her
children
to
camp
"; "
He
directed
all
his
energies
into
his
dissertation
"
(v)
aim
or
direct
at
;
as
of
blows
,
weapons
,
or
objects
such
as
photographic
equipment
; "
Please
don
''
t
aim
at
your
little
brother
!"; "
He
trained
his
gun
on
the
burglar
"; "
Don
''
t
train
your
camera
on
the
women
"; "
Take
a
swipe
at
one
''
s
opponent
"
(v)
lead
,
as
in
the
performance
of
a
composition
; "
conduct
an
orchestra
;
Bairenboim
conducted
the
Chicago
symphony
for
years
"
(v)
give
directions
to
;
point
somebody
into
a
certain
direction
; "
I
directed
them
towards
the
town
hall
"
(v)
specifically
design
a
product
,
event
,
or
activity
for
a
certain
public
(v)
direct
the
course
;
determine
the
direction
of
travelling
(v)
put
an
address
on
(
an
envelope
,
for
example
)
(v)
plan
and
direct
(
a
complex
undertaking
); "
he
masterminded
the
robbery
"
direct Synonyms
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mastermind
orchestrate
organise
organize
place
point
send
steer
straight
take
take aim
target
train
verbatim
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