direct (
http://definr.com/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: 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: extended senses; direct 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] [ant:
collateral]
5: (astronomy) 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: (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)" [ant:
inverse]
7: (electricity) of a current flowing in one direction only;
not alternating; "direct current" [ant:
alternating]
8: as 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:
verbatim]
10: 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: exact; "the direct opposite"
adv : without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
"went direct to the office" [syn:
directly,
straight]
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,
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,
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]
7: 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" [syn:
aim,
take,
train,
take aim]
8: lead, as in the performance of a musical composition;
"conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago
symphony for years" [syn:
conduct,
lead]
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]
11: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn:
steer,
maneuver,
manoeuvre,
point,
head,
guide]
12: put an address on (an envelope, for example) [syn:
address]
13: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded
the robbery" [syn:
mastermind,
engineer,
organize,
organise,
orchestrate]