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direct

adverb
  1. without deviation
    “the path leads directly to the lake”
    straight
adjective
  1. lacking compromising or mitigating elements
  2. direct in spatial dimensions
  3. (of a current) flowing in one direction only
    “direct current”
  4. straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
    “a direct question”
  5. 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)”
  6. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere
    “or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth”
  7. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
    “in direct sunlight”
    unmediated
  8. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
    “a direct quotation”
    verbatim
  9. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
    lineal
  10. being an immediate result or consequence
    “a direct result of the accident”
verb
  1. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
    engineermastermindorganiseorganizeorchestrate
  2. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
    aim
  3. command with authority
    “They directed the children to do their homework.”
  4. give directions to
    “point somebody into a certain direction”
  5. put an address on (an envelope)
    address
  6. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
    place
  7. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
    aim
  8. guide the actors in (plays and films)
  9. lead, as in the performance of a composition
    conduct
  10. direct the course
    “determine the direction of travelling”
    maneuver
  11. cause to go somewhere
    send
  12. take somebody somewhere
    take
  13. be in charge of
    head