v command with authority
He directed the children to do their homework
v intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
criticism directed at her superior direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
v guide the actors in (plays and films)
v be in charge of
v take somebody somewhere
v cause to go somewhere
He directed all his energies into his dissertation
v point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
v lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
v give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
I directed them towards the town hall
v specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
v direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
v put an address on (an envelope)
v plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
a direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
a direct route a direct flight a direct hit
s 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
a straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
a direct question a direct response a direct approach
a in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
a direct descendant of the king direct heredity
a moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
a 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)
a (of a current) flowing in one direction only
direct current
s being an immediate result or consequence
a direct result of the accident
s in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
a direct quotation
s lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
the direct opposite
r without deviation
the path leads directly to the lake went direct to the office