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21 Definitions of: direct

    1. verb, to regulate, conduct, or control the affairs of
    2. verb, to give commands or orders with authority to (a person or group)
    3. verb, to tell or show (someone) the way to a place
    4. verb, to aim, point, or cause to move towards a goal
    5. verb, to address (a letter, parcel, etc)
    6. verb, to address (remarks, words, etc)
    7. verb, to provide guidance to (actors, cameramen, etc) in the rehearsal of a play or the filming of a motion picture
    8. verb, a) to conduct (a piece of music or musicians), usually while performing oneself b)another word (esp US) for conduct
    9. adjective, without delay or evasion; straightforward
    10. adjective, without turning aside; uninterrupted; shortest; straight
    11. adjective, without intervening persons or agencies; immediate
    12. adjective, honest; frank; candid
    13. adjective, precise; exact
    14. adjective, diametrical
    15. adjective, in an unbroken line of descent, as from father to son over succeeding generations
    16. adjective, (of government, decisions, etc) by or from the electorate rather than through representatives
    17. adjective, logic maths (of a proof) progressing from the premises to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of the conclusion. Compare indirect proof
    18. adjective, astronomy moving from west to east on the celestial sphere. Compare retrograde
    19. adjective, a) of or relating to direct current b) (of a secondary induced current) having the same direction as the primary current
    20. adjective, music a) (of motion) in the same direction. See motion b) (of an interval or chord) in root position; not inverted
    21. adverb, directly; straight
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