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direct > 25 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	direct	Direct in spatial dimensions
	2	direct	Immediate or direct in bearing or force
	3	direct	Extended senses
	4	direct, lineal	In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
	5	direct	Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere
	6	direct	Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
	7	direct	Of a current flowing in one direction only
	8	direct	As an immediate result or consequence
	9	direct, verbatim	In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
	10	direct	Effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives
	11	direct	Exact
ADVERB	1	direct, directly, straight	Without deviation
VERB	1	direct	Command with authority
	2	direct, target, aim, place, point	Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	3	direct	Guide the actors in (plays and films)
	4	direct	Be in charge of
	5	direct, lead, take, conduct, guide	Take somebody somewhere
	6	direct, send	Cause to go somewhere
	7	direct, aim, take, train, take aim	Aim or direct at
	8	direct, conduct, lead	Lead, as in the performance of a composition
	9	direct	Give directions to
	10	direct, calculate, aim	Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
	11	direct, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise	Direct the course
	12	direct, address	Put an address on (an envelope, for example)
	13	direct, mastermind, engineer, organize, organise, orchestrate	Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

direct > pronunciation
Sounds	dayreh'kt; dereh'kt; dihreh'kt; diyreh'kt
Rhymes	abject, affect, aftereffect, and 64 more rhymes in ehkt at the HyperDic website...

direct > adjective 1
Meaning	Direct in spatial dimensions. Proceeding without deviation or interruption. Straight and short.
Examples	"a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
Attribute of	directness, straightness
Similar	door-to-door; nonstop; point-blank; short, shortest; straightforward; undeviating, unswerving; through
See also	straight
Contrary	indirect
Adverbs	directly

direct > adjective 2
Meaning	Immediate or direct in bearing or force. Having nothing intervening.
Examples	"in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"
Similar to	immediate
Adverbs	directly

direct > adjective 3
Meaning	Extended senses. Direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action.
Examples	"a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
Similar	bluff; blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder; flat-footed; man-to-man; no-nonsense; plain, unvarnished; pointed; square, straightforward; upfront
See also	honest, honorable
Contrary	indirect
Adverbs	directly

direct > adjective 4
Meaning	In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.
Examples	"a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
Synonyms	lineal
Similar	matrilineal, matrilinear; patrilineal, patrilinear; unilateral, unilateralist
See also	related
Contrary	collateral, indirect

direct > adjective 5
Meaning	Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere. Or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth.
Category	astronomy, uranology
Contrary	retrograde

direct > adjective 6
Meaning	Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity.
Examples	"a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
Category	mathematics, math, maths
Contrary	inverse

direct > adjective 7
Meaning	Of a current flowing in one direction only. Not alternating.
Examples	"direct current"
Category	electricity
Contrary	alternating

direct > adjective 8
Meaning	As an immediate result or consequence.
Examples	"a direct result of the accident"
Similar to	primary

direct > adjective 9
Meaning	In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker.
Examples	"a direct quotation"
Synonyms	verbatim
Similar to	exact

direct > adjective 10
Meaning	Effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives.
Examples	"many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College"
Similar to	democratic

direct > adverb
Meaning	Without deviation.
Examples	"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
Synonyms	directly, straight

direct > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Command with authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Model	They direct him to write the letter
Examples	"He directed the children to do their homework"
Narrower	stet
Broader	order, tell, enjoin, say
Nouns	directive

direct > verb 2, competition
Meaning	Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
Synonyms	target, aim, place, point
Narrower	address; range in, home in, zero in
Broader	aim, take, train, take aim, direct

direct > verb 3, creation
Meaning	Guide the actors in (plays and films).
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Model	Sam and Sue direct the movie
Category	performing arts
Narrower	stage direct
Broader	make, create
Nouns	director

direct > verb 4, social
Meaning	Be in charge of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Cause to	act, move
Narrower	hold, throw, have, make, give; guide, steer; head, lead; operate, run
Broader	manage, deal, care, handle
Nouns	director

direct > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Take somebody somewhere.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	lead, take, conduct, guide
Narrower	beacon; hand; mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray; usher, show

direct > verb 6, motion
Meaning	Cause to go somewhere.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
Synonyms	send
Narrower	project, cast, contrive, throw; turn; turn; divert; route; refer; redirect, airt; blow
Broader	move, displace

direct > verb 7, competition
Meaning	Aim or direct at. As of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	aim, take, train, take aim
Entailed by	overshoot; hit
Narrower	target, aim, place, direct, point; draw a bead on; hold; turn; swing; charge, level, point; level
Broader	position

direct > verb 8, creation
Meaning	Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	conduct, lead
Category	music
Broader	perform, execute, do
Similar to	conduct
Nouns	director

direct > verb 9, communication
Meaning	Give directions to. Point somebody into a certain direction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples	"I directed them towards the town hall"
Narrower	point the way
Broader	instruct, apprise, apprize

direct > verb 10, cognition
Meaning	Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	calculate, aim
Broader	intend, destine, designate, specify

direct > verb 11, motion
Meaning	Direct the course. Determine the direction of travelling.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
Category	driving
Narrower	dock; sheer; pull over; crab; navigate; stand out; starboard; conn; navigate, pilot; channel, canalize, canalise; corner; park
Broader	control, command

direct > verb 12, communication
Meaning	Put an address on (an envelope, for example).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	address
Narrower	misdirect, misaddress; instrument; re-address
Broader	label

direct > verb 13, cognition
Meaning	Plan and direct (a complex undertaking).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	mastermind, engineer, organize, organise, orchestrate
Narrower	choreograph
Broader	plan