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direct definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb direct 11 of 13 senses of direct Sense 1 direct => stet Sense 2 target, aim place direct, point => address => range in home in zero in Sense 3 direct => stage direct Sense 4 direct => hold throw, have make give => guide, steer => head, lead => operate, run Sense 5 lead, take direct, conduct, guide => beacon => mislead, misguide, lead astray => usher, show Sense 6 send direct => project, cast, contrive, throw => turn => turn => divert => route => refer => redirect, airt => blow Sense 7 aim take train, take aim direct => target, aim place direct, point => hold => turn => swing => charge, level, point => level Sense 9 direct => point the way Sense 11 steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide => dock => sheer => stand out => starboard => conn => navigate, pilot => channel, canalize, canalise => corner => park Sense 12 address, direct => re-address Sense 13 mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate => choreograph Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb direct 11 of 13 senses of direct Sense 1 direct => stet Sense 2 target, aim place direct, point => address => range in home in zero in Sense 3 direct => stage direct Sense 4 direct => hold throw, have make give => guide, steer => head, lead => chair, chairman => captain => spearhead => take hold take charge, take control => attend => move in on => operate, run => financier => work => block => warm up Sense 5 lead, take direct, conduct, guide => beacon => mislead, misguide, lead astray => usher, show => marshal Sense 6 send direct => project, cast, contrive, throw => shoot => turn => take up => turn => divert => route => deviate => perturb => perturb => shunt => route => refer => submit => give => return => report out => relegate, pass on submit => recommit => redirect, airt => sublimate => desexualize => blow Sense 7 aim take train, take aim direct => target, aim place direct, point => address => range in home in zero in => hold => turn => swing => charge, level, point => level Sense 9 direct => point the way Sense 11 steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide => dock => drydock => sheer => stand out => starboard => conn => navigate, pilot => astrogate => channel, canalize, canalise => corner => park => angle-park => parallel-park => double-park Sense 12 address, direct => re-address Sense 13 mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate => choreograph Entailment of verb direct Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb direct 13 senses of direct Sense 1 direct => order tell enjoin, say Sense 2 target, aim place direct, point => aim take train, take aim direct Sense 3 direct => make create Sense 4 direct => manage, deal care handle Sense 5 lead, take direct, conduct, guide Sense 6 send direct => move displace Sense 7 aim take train, take aim direct => position Sense 8 conduct, lead, direct => perform, execute, do Sense 9 direct => instruct, apprise, apprize Sense 10 calculate, aim direct => intend, destine, designate, specify Sense 11 steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide => control, command Sense 12 address, direct => label Sense 13 mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate => plan Familiarity of verb direct direct used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 13) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb direct Sense 1 direct => order tell enjoin, say -------------- Sense 2 target, aim place direct, point => aim take train, take aim direct -------------- Sense 3 direct => make create -------------- Sense 4 direct => manage, deal care handle -------------- Sense 5 lead, take direct, conduct, guide -------------- Sense 6 send direct => move displace -------------- Sense 7 aim take train, take aim direct => position -------------- Sense 8 conduct, lead, direct => perform, execute, do -------------- Sense 9 direct => instruct, apprise, apprize -------------- Sense 10 calculate, aim direct => intend, destine, designate, specify -------------- Sense 11 steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide => control, command -------------- Sense 12 address, direct => label -------------- Sense 13 mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate => plan -------------- Grep of noun direct direct action direct antonym direct contrast direct correlation direct current direct discourse direct dye direct evidence direct examination direct fire direct flight direct loan direct marketing direct object direct primary direct quotation direct sum direct support direct supporting fire direct tax direct tide direct trust directed verdict direction direction finder directional antenna directionality directive directivity directness director director-stockholder relation director of research directorate directorship directory Overview of verb direct The verb direct has 13 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (17) direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework") 2. (16) target, aim place direct, point -- (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") 3. (13) direct -- (guide the actors in (plays and films)) 4. (7) direct -- (be in charge of) 5. (5) lead, take direct, conduct, guide -- (take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace") 6. (5) send direct -- (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") 7. (5) aim take train, take aim direct -- (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") 8. (4) conduct, lead, direct -- (lead, as in the performance of a musical composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years") 9. (1) direct -- (give directions to point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall") 10. (1) calculate, aim direct -- (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public) 11. steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling) 12. address, direct -- (put an address on (an envelope, for example)) 13. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate -- (plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery") Overview of adj direct The adj direct has 11 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (24) direct -- (direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit") 2. (16) direct -- (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") 3. (5) direct -- (extended senses direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach") 4. lineal, direct -- (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity") 5. direct -- ((astronomy) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth) 6. direct -- ((mathematics) varying in the same manner as another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)") 7. direct -- ((electricity) of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current") 8. direct -- (as an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident") 9. direct, verbatim -- (in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim") 10. direct -- (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") 11. direct -- (exact; "the direct opposite") Overview of adv direct The adv direct has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. directly, straight, direct -- (without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office") Antonyms of adj direct 11 senses of direct Sense 1 direct (vs. indirect) indirect (vs. direct) => askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong => devious, circuitous, roundabout => diversionary => meandering(postnominal), rambling, wandering(postnominal), winding => askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong Sense 2 direct INDIRECT (VIA immediate) -> mediate Sense 3 direct (vs. indirect) indirect (vs. direct) => allusive => backhanded => circuitous, roundabout => circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious => devious, oblique => digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling => hearsay => mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed => tortuous Sense 4 lineal (vs. collateral), direct Sense 5 direct (vs. retrograde) retrograde (vs. direct) Sense 6 direct (vs. inverse) inverse (vs. direct) Sense 7 direct (vs. alternating) alternating (vs. direct) Sense 8 direct INDIRECT (VIA primary) -> secondary Sense 9 direct, verbatim INDIRECT (VIA exact) -> inexact Sense 10 direct INDIRECT (VIA democratic) -> undemocratic Sense 11 direct INDIRECT (VIA absolute) -> relative Similarity of adj direct 11 senses of direct Sense 1 direct (vs. indirect) => door-to-door => nonstop => point-blank => short, shortest => straightforward => undeviating, unswerving => through(postnominal) Also See-> straight#2 Sense 2 direct => immediate (vs. mediate) Sense 3 direct (vs. indirect) => bluff => blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank => no-nonsense => plain, unvarnished => pointed => square(postnominal), straightforward => flat-footed => man-to-man Also See-> honest#1, honorable#1 Sense 4 lineal (vs. collateral), direct => matrilineal, matrilinear => patrilineal, patrilinear => unilateral, unilateralist Also See-> related#2 Sense 5 direct (vs. retrograde) Sense 6 direct (vs. inverse) Sense 7 direct (vs. alternating) Sense 8 direct => primary (vs. secondary) Sense 9 direct, verbatim => exact (vs. inexact) Sense 10 direct => democratic (vs. undemocratic) Sense 11 direct => absolute (vs. relative) Attributes of adj direct 1 of 11 senses of direct Sense 1 direct (vs. indirect) => directness, straightness Familiarity of adj direct direct used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Grep of adj direct direct directed directing directional directionless directive indirect Overview of verb direct The verb direct has 13 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (17) direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework") 2. (16) target, aim place direct, point -- (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") 3. (13) direct -- (guide the actors in (plays and films)) 4. (7) direct -- (be in charge of) 5. (5) lead, take direct, conduct, guide -- (take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace") 6. (5) send direct -- (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") 7. (5) aim take train, take aim direct -- (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") 8. (4) conduct, lead, direct -- (lead, as in the performance of a musical composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years") 9. (1) direct -- (give directions to point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall") 10. (1) calculate, aim direct -- (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public) 11. steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling) 12. address, direct -- (put an address on (an envelope, for example)) 13. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate -- (plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery") Overview of adj direct The adj direct has 11 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (24) direct -- (direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit") 2. (16) direct -- (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") 3. (5) direct -- (extended senses direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach") 4. lineal, direct -- (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity") 5. direct -- ((astronomy) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth) 6. direct -- ((mathematics) varying in the same manner as another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)") 7. direct -- ((electricity) of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current") 8. direct -- (as an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident") 9. direct, verbatim -- (in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim") 10. direct -- (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") 11. direct -- (exact; "the direct opposite") Overview of adv direct The adv direct has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. directly, straight, direct -- (without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office")
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