Definition (verb) command with authority
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He directed the children to do their homework
Definition (verb) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
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He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
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criticism directed at her superior
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direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
Definition (verb) guide the actors in (plays and films)
Definition (verb) be in charge of
Definition (verb) take somebody somewhere
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We lead him to our chief
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can you take me to the main entrance?
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He conducted us to the palace
Definition (verb) cause to go somewhere
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The explosion sent the car flying in the air
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She sent her children to camp
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He directed all his energies into his dissertation
Definition (verb) point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
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Please don't aim at your little brother!
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He trained his gun on the burglar
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Don't train your camera on the women
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Take a swipe at one's opponent
Definition (verb) lead, as in the performance of a composition
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conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
Definition (verb) give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
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I directed them towards the town hall
Definition (verb) specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Definition (verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Definition (verb) put an address on (an envelope)
Definition (verb) plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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he masterminded the robbery
Definition (adj) direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
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a direct route
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a direct flight
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a direct hit
Definition (adj) having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
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in direct sunlight
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in direct contact with the voters
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direct exposure to the disease
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a direct link
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the direct cause of the accident
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direct vote
Definition (adj) straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
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a direct question
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a direct response
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a direct approach
Definition (adj) in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
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lineal ancestors
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lineal heirs
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a direct descendant of the king
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direct heredity
Definition (adj) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
Definition (adj) similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
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a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
Definition (adj) (of a current) flowing in one direction only
Definition (adj) being an immediate result or consequence
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a direct result of the accident
Definition (adj) in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
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a direct quotation
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repeated their dialog verbatim
Definition (adj) lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
Definition (adv) without deviation
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the path leads directly to the lake
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went direct to the office