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direct
Overview of verb direct
The verb direct has 13 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (17) direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
2. (16) target, aim, place, direct, point -- (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")
3. (13) direct -- (guide the actors in (plays and films))
4. (7) direct -- (be in charge of)
5. (5) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide -- (take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace")
6. (5) send, direct -- (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")
7. (5) aim, take, train, take aim, direct -- (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")
8. (4) conduct, lead, direct -- (lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years")
9. (1) direct -- (give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall")
10. (1) calculate, aim, direct -- (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public)
11. steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
12. address, direct -- (put an address on (an envelope))
13. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate -- (plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery")
Overview of adj direct
The adj direct has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (24) direct -- (direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit")
2. (16) direct, unmediated -- (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")
3. (5) direct -- (extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach")
4. lineal, direct -- (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity")
5. direct -- (moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth)
6. direct -- (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)")
7. direct -- ((of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current")
8. direct -- (being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident")
9. direct, verbatim -- (in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim")
10. direct -- (lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite")
Overview of adv direct
The adv direct has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. directly, straight, direct -- (without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office")
Grep of noun direct
direct-grant school
direct action
direct antonym
direct contrast
direct correlation
direct current
direct discourse
direct dye
direct evidence
direct examination
direct fire
direct flight
direct loan
direct mail
direct mailer
direct marketing
direct object
direct primary
direct quotation
direct sum
direct support
direct supporting fire
direct tax
direct tide
direct transmission
direct trust
directed verdict
direction
direction finder
directional antenna
directional microphone
directionality
directive
directiveness
directivity
directness
director
director-stockholder relation
director of central intelligence
director of research
directorate
directorate for inter-services intelligence
directorship
directory
foreign direct investment
joint direct attack munition
Antonyms of verb direct
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb direct
13 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct
=> order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 2
target, aim, place, direct, point
=> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> position
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 3
direct
=> make, create
Sense 4
direct
=> manage, deal, care, handle
=> control, command
Sense 5
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
Sense 6
send, direct
=> move, displace
Sense 7
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> position
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
=> perform, execute, do
Sense 9
direct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 10
calculate, aim, direct
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
=> plan
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> control, command
Sense 12
address, direct
=> label
=> designate, denominate
Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
=> plan
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb direct
11 of 13 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct
=> stet
Sense 2
target, aim, place, direct, point
=> address
=> range in, home in, zero in
Sense 3
direct
=> stage direct
Sense 4
direct
=> hold, throw, have, make, give
=> guide, steer
=> head, lead
=> operate, run
Sense 5
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
=> beacon
=> hand
=> mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray
=> usher, show
Sense 6
send, direct
=> project, cast, contrive, throw
=> turn
=> turn
=> divert
=> route
=> refer
=> redirect, airt
=> blow
Sense 7
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> target, aim, place, direct, point
=> draw a bead on
=> hold
=> turn
=> swing
=> charge, level, point
=> level
Sense 9
direct
=> talk down
=> point the way
Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> dock
=> sheer
=> pull over
=> crab
=> navigate
=> stand out
=> starboard
=> conn
=> navigate, pilot
=> channel, canalize, canalise
=> corner, tree
=> park
Sense 12
address, direct
=> misdirect, misaddress
=> instrument
=> re-address
Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
=> choreograph
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb direct
13 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct
=> order, tell, enjoin, say
Sense 2
target, aim, place, direct, point
=> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Sense 3
direct
=> make, create
Sense 4
direct
=> manage, deal, care, handle
Sense 5
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
Sense 6
send, direct
=> move, displace
Sense 7
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> position
Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
=> perform, execute, do
Sense 9
direct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
Sense 10
calculate, aim, direct
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> control, command
Sense 12
address, direct
=> label
Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
=> plan
'Cause To' of verb direct
1 of 13 senses of direct
Sense 4
direct
=> act, move
Derived Forms of verb direct
5 of 13 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct
RELATED TO>(noun) directive#1
=> directive
Sense 3
direct
RELATED TO>(noun) director#3
=> director, theater director, theatre director
Sense 4
direct
RELATED TO>(adj) directive#1
=> directing, directional, directive, guiding
RELATED TO>(noun) director#1
=> director, manager, managing director
Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
RELATED TO>(noun) director#5
=> conductor, music director, director
Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
RELATED TO>(adj) directive#1
=> directing, directional, directive, guiding
Domain of verb direct
3 of 13 senses of direct
Sense 3
direct
TOPIC>(noun) performing arts#1
Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
TOPIC>(noun) driving#2
Domain Terms of verb direct
Familiarity of verb direct
direct used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Sample Sentences of verb direct
13 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct
EX: They direct him to write the letter
Sense 2
target, aim, place, direct, point
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
direct
EX: Sam and Sue direct the movie
Sense 4
direct
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
send, direct
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 7
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
direct
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 10
calculate, aim, direct
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 12
address, direct
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb direct
12 of 13 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct
> order, tell, enjoin, say
=> direct
=> instruct
=> command, require, compel
=> call, send for
=> warn
Sense 2
target, aim, place, direct, point
> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> target, aim, place, direct, point
=> draw a bead on
=> hold
=> turn
=> swing
=> charge, level, point
=> level
Sense 3
direct
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 4
direct
> manage, deal, care, handle
=> administer, administrate
=> organize, organise
=> work
=> come to grips, get to grips
=> dispose of
=> take care, mind
=> coordinate
=> juggle
=> process
=> mismanage, mishandle, misconduct
=> direct
=> conduct, carry on, deal
=> touch
Sense 6
send, direct
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 7
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
> position
=> deploy
=> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> square
=> dress, line up
=> orient
Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
> perform, execute, do
=> click off
=> sight-read
=> carry
=> pipe up
=> declaim, recite
=> serenade
=> cut corners
=> stunt
=> cut
=> blaze away
=> scamp
=> churn out
=> premier, premiere
=> star
=> appear
=> rehearse, practise, practice
=> improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise
=> interpret, render
=> conduct, lead, direct
=> make
Sense 9
direct
> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> direct
=> brief
Sense 10
calculate, aim, direct
> intend, destine, designate, specify
=> mean
=> design
=> slate
=> calculate, aim, direct
Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
> control, command
=> preoccupy
=> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> steer
=> hold one's own
=> manage, deal, care, handle
=> internationalize, internationalise
=> hold
=> hold sway
=> govern
=> regiment
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> harness, rein in, draw rein, rein
=> corner
=> preside
=> dominate, master
=> charm, becharm
=> govern, rule
=> call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousers
Sense 12
address, direct
> label
=> call
=> address, direct
=> name, call
=> stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark
Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
> plan
=> schedule
=> chart
=> project, propose
=> frame, compose, draw up
=> plot
=> scheme
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
=> mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
=> lay out
=> schedule
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb direct
Sense 1
direct
=> order, tell, enjoin, say
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Sense 2
target, aim, place, direct, point
=> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
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Sense 3
direct
=> make, create
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Sense 4
direct
=> manage, deal, care, handle
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Sense 5
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
--------------
Sense 6
send, direct
=> move, displace
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Sense 7
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> position
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Sense 8
conduct, lead, direct
=> perform, execute, do
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Sense 9
direct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
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Sense 10
calculate, aim, direct
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
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Sense 11
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> control, command
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Sense 12
address, direct
=> label
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Sense 13
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
=> plan
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Grep of verb direct
direct
misdirect
redirect
stage direct
Antonyms of adj direct
10 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct (vs. indirect)
indirect (vs. direct)
=> askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
=> devious, circuitous, roundabout
=> diversionary
=> meandering(prenominal), rambling, wandering(prenominal), winding
Sense 2
direct, unmediated
INDIRECT (VIA immediate) -> mediate
Sense 3
direct (vs. indirect)
indirect (vs. direct)
=> allusive
=> backhanded
=> circuitous, roundabout
=> circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious
=> devious, oblique
=> digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling
=> hearsay
=> mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed
=> tortuous
Sense 4
lineal (vs. collateral), direct
Sense 5
direct (vs. retrograde)
retrograde (vs. direct)
Sense 6
direct (vs. inverse)
inverse (vs. direct)
=> reciprocal
Sense 7
direct (vs. alternating)
alternating (vs. direct)
Sense 8
direct
INDIRECT (VIA primary) -> secondary
Sense 9
direct, verbatim
INDIRECT (VIA exact) -> inexact
Sense 10
direct
INDIRECT (VIA absolute) -> relative
Similarity of adj direct
10 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct (vs. indirect)
=> door-to-door
=> nonstop
=> point-blank
=> straightforward
=> undeviating, unswerving
=> through(prenominal)
Also See> straight#2
Sense 2
direct, unmediated
=> immediate (vs. mediate)
Sense 3
direct (vs. indirect)
=> bluff
=> blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
=> flat-footed
=> man-to-man
=> no-nonsense
=> plain, unvarnished
=> pointed
=> square(prenominal), straightforward, straight
=> upfront
Also See> honest#1, honorable#1
Sense 4
lineal (vs. collateral), direct
=> matrilineal, matrilinear
=> patrilineal, patrilinear
=> unilateral, unilateralist
Also See> related#2
Sense 5
direct (vs. retrograde)
Sense 6
direct (vs. inverse)
Sense 7
direct (vs. alternating)
Sense 8
direct
=> primary (vs. secondary)
Sense 9
direct, verbatim
=> exact (vs. inexact)
Sense 10
direct
=> absolute (vs. relative)
Pertainyms of adj direct
Attributes of adj direct
1 of 10 senses of direct
Sense 1
direct (vs. indirect)
=> directness, straightness
Domain of adj direct
3 of 10 senses of direct
Sense 5
direct (vs. retrograde)
TOPIC>(noun) astronomy#1, uranology#1
Sense 6
direct (vs. inverse)
TOPIC>(noun) mathematics#1, math#1, maths#1
Sense 7
direct (vs. alternating)
TOPIC>(noun) electricity#1
Domain Terms of adj direct
Familiarity of adj direct
direct used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count =10)
Grep of adj direct
direct
directed
directing
directional
directionless
directive
indirect
Antonyms of adv direct
Synonyms of adv direct
1 sense of direct
Sense 1
directly, straight, direct
Pertainyms of adv direct
Domain of adv direct
Domain Terms of adv direct
Familiarity of adv direct
direct used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv direct
direct
directly
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