direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; a direct route; a direct flight; a direct hit'
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; a direct question; a direct response; a direct approach'
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 ]
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
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)'
(of a current) flowing in one direction only; direct current'
direct (adj.)
without deviation; the path leads directly to the lake; went direct to the office
[ Syn: directly , directly , straight , straight , directly , directly , straight , straight , directly , directly , straight , straight , directly , directly , straight , straight ]
direct (adv.)
lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; the direct opposite'
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: unmediated ]
being an immediate result or consequence; a direct result of the accident'
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; a direct quotation; repeated their dialog verbatim
[ Syn: verbatim ]
direct (adj.)
command with authority; He directed the children to do their homework'
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[ Syn: steer , maneuver , manoeuver , manoeuvre , point , head , guide , channelize , channelise ]
put an address on (an envelope)
[ Syn: address ]
plan and direct (a complex undertaking); he masterminded the robbery
[ Syn: mastermind , engineer , organize , organise , orchestrate ]
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; He aimed his fists towards his opponents face; criticism directed at her superior; direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
guide the actors in (plays and films)
be in charge of
take somebody somewhere; We lead him to our chief; can you take me to the main entrance?; He conducted us to the palace
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 ]
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; Please dont aim at your little brother!; He trained his gun on the burglar; Dont train your camera on the women; Take a swipe at ones opponent
lead, as in the performance of a composition; conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; I directed them towards the town hall'