Direct - Definition

adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
"went direct to the office" [syn: directly, straight,
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: 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: direct, unmediated]
3: straightforward 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, direct] [ant:
collateral, indirect]
5: 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: 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)" [ant: inverse]
7: (of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct
current" [ant: alternating]
8: being 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:
direct, verbatim]
10: lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the
direct opposite"
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, direct,
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, direct, 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, direct]
7: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as
photographic equipment) towards; "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, direct]
8: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an
orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for
years" [syn: conduct, lead, direct]
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, direct]
11: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre,
direct, point, head, guide, channelize,
channelise]
12: put an address on (an envelope) [syn: address, direct]
13: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded
the robbery" [syn: mastermind, engineer, direct,
organize, organise, orchestrate]