To point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Marked by straightforward manner, behavior, language or action.
Straight, constant, without interruption.
To guide the actors, as in plays and movies.
To act as the leader (e.g. of an orchestra), as in the performance of a composition.
To be in charge of.
To give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction.
put an address on (an envelope, for example)
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"
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
lead; "conduct an orchestra"
exact; "the direct opposite"
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"
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
(electricity) of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current"
extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
(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)"
(astronomy) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
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"
as an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
guide the actors in (plays and films)
be in charge of
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robber"
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"
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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"
plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
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"
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"
lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current"
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)"
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
lead, as in the performance of a composition
cause to go somewhere
take somebody somewhere
lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
