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direct

/ direct /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be in charge of
Type of:
manage deal care
Kinds of:
hold throw have make give
Derived:
director manager managing director
Causes:
act move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective Sense 2
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
"a direct route"
"a direct flight"
"a direct hit"
Similar:
door-to-door nonstop point-blank short shortest straightforward undeviating unswerving
Opposites:
indirect
See also:
straight
adjective satellite Sense 3
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"
Similar:
democratic
adjective satellite Sense 4
exact
"the direct opposite"
Similar:
absolute
adjective Sense 5
extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action
"a direct question"
"a direct response"
"a direct approach"
Similar:
bluff blunt candid forthright frank free-spoken outspoken plainspoken
Opposites:
indirect
See also:
honest honorable
adjective Sense 6
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)"
Opposites:
inverse
Domain:
mathematics math maths
adjective Sense 7
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
Opposites:
retrograde
Domain:
astronomy uranology
adjective satellite Sense 8
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"
Similar:
immediate
verb Sense 9
guide the actors in (plays and films)
Type of:
make create
Kinds of:
stage direct
Derived:
director theater director theatre director
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
performing arts
adjective satellite Sense 10
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
"a direct quotation"
"repeated their dialog verbatim"
Similar:
exact
verb Sense 11
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
"I directed them towards the town hall"
Type of:
instruct apprise apprize
Kinds of:
point the way
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 12
command with authority
"He directed the children to do their homework"
Type of:
order tell enjoin
Kinds of:
stet
Derived:
directive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
adjective satellite Sense 13
as an immediate result or consequence
"a direct result of the accident"
Similar:
primary
adjective Sense 14
of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating
"direct current"
Opposites:
alternating
Domain:
electricity
verb Sense 15
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"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
project cast contrive throw turn
Derived:
sending
See also:
fire give notice can dismiss give the axe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective Sense 16
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
"lineal ancestors"
"lineal heirs"
"a direct descendant of the king"
"direct heredity"
Similar:
matrilineal matrilinear patrilineal patrilinear unilateral unilateralist
Opposites:
collateral indirect
See also:
related
verb Sense 17
put an address on (an envelope, for example)
Type of:
label
Kinds of:
misdirect misaddress instrument re-address
Derived:
addressee address destination name and address
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 18
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
"he masterminded the robbery"
Type of:
plan
Kinds of:
choreograph
Derived:
orchestration organization organisation administration governance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 19
take somebody somewhere
"We lead him to our chief"
"can you take me to the main entrance?"
"He conducted us to the palace"
Kinds of:
beacon hand mislead misdirect misguide
Derived:
usher guide leader
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 20
lead, as in the performance of a composition
"conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
Type of:
perform execute do
Derived:
conductor music director director lead conducting
Verb group:
conduct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
music
verb Sense 21
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Type of:
intend destine designate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adverb Sense 22
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"
"went direct to the office"
Pertains to:
straight
verb Sense 23
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"
Type of:
aim take train
Kinds of:
address range in home in zero in
Derived:
topographic point place spot aim object
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 24
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Type of:
control command
Kinds of:
dock sheer pull over crab navigate
Derived:
channelization channelisation canalization canalisation usher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
driving
verb Sense 25
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"
Type of:
position
Kinds of:
target aim place point draw a bead on
Derived:
aim
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
25
Total Synonyms
27
Total Relationships
146
Times Searched
3
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manage deal care hold throw have make give door-to-door nonstop point-blank short