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Meaning of direct


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  direct
      adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
             "went direct to the office" [syn: {directly}, {straight},
             {direct}]
      adj 1: direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without
             deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct
             route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" [ant:
             {indirect}]
      2: having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct
         sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct
         exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause
         of the accident"; "direct vote" [syn: {direct}, {unmediated}]
      3: straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or
         action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct
         approach" [ant: {indirect}]
      4: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;
         "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of
         the king"; "direct heredity" [syn: {lineal}, {direct}] [ant:
         {collateral}, {indirect}]
      5: moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for
         planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
         [ant: {retrograde}]
      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)" [ant: {inverse}]
      7: (of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct
         current" [ant: {alternating}]
      8: being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of
         the accident"
      9: in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a
         direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" [syn:
         {direct}, {verbatim}]
      10: lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the
          direct opposite"
      v 1: command with authority; "He directed the children to do
           their homework"
      2: 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" [syn: {target}, {aim}, {place}, {direct},
         {point}]
      3: guide the actors in (plays and films)
      4: be in charge of
      5: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you
         take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the
         palace" [syn: {lead}, {take}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
      6: 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" [syn: {send}, {direct}]
      7: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as
         photographic equipment) towards; "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" [syn: {aim}, {take}, {train}, {take aim}, {direct}]
      8: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an
         orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for
         years" [syn: {conduct}, {lead}, {direct}]
      9: give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction;
         "I directed them towards the town hall"
      10: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a
          certain public [syn: {calculate}, {aim}, {direct}]
      11: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
          [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre},
          {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize},
          {channelise}]
      12: put an address on (an envelope) [syn: {address}, {direct}]
      13: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded
          the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {engineer}, {direct},
          {organize}, {organise}, {orchestrate}]


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