Synonym: address, aim, charge, command, conduct, control, dictate, govern, handle, head, inscribe, instruct, manage, order, point, regulate, rule, show. Antonym: indirect. Similar words: directly, director, in all directions, direct investment, correctly, dirt, tire, wire. Meaning: [dɪ'rekt] 
v. 1. command with authority 2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 3. guide the actors in (plays and films) 4. be in charge of 5. take somebody somewhere 6. cause to go somewhere 7. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment 8. lead, as in the performance of a composition 9. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction 10. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public 11. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 12. put an address on (an envelope) 13. plan and direct (a complex undertaking). adj. 1. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short 2. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions 3. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action 4. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child 5. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth 6. similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity 7. (of a current) flowing in one direction only 8. being an immediate result or consequence 9. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker 10. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact. adv. without deviation.
v. 1. command with authority 2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 3. guide the actors in (plays and films) 4. be in charge of 5. take somebody somewhere 6. cause to go somewhere 7. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment 8. lead, as in the performance of a composition 9. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction 10. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public 11. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 12. put an address on (an envelope) 13. plan and direct (a complex undertaking). adj. 1. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short 2. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions 3. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action 4. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child 5. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth 6. similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity 7. (of a current) flowing in one direction only 8. being an immediate result or consequence 9. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker 10. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact. adv. without deviation. 
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181. The demonstrators have now made a direct challenge to the authority of the government.
182. 'She said, "If it rains, I won't go out."' is an example of the use of direct speech.
183. The king saw this victory as the direct result of divine intervention.
184. She descends in a direct line from the country's first President.
185. Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman .
186. This was intended to exclude the direct rays of the sun.
187. Now, let me ask you a direct question , and I expect a direct answer .
188. Environmental groups are threatening direct action if plans for the new road go ahead.
189. He is very direct, so you always know what his real views are.
190. The country remained under direct rule by the occupying powers.
191. The mayor goes direct to the people to listen to their complaints.
192. He tried to direct the video like a fashion show, bawling instructions to the girls.
193. He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
194. The rebel headquarters took a direct hit from a bomb during the attack.
195. I want to direct my efforts more towards my own projects.
196. There had been no direct damage in the fore part of the ship.
197. She is very direct. I tend to be more diplomatic[sentencedict.com], I suppose.
198. Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.
199. There should be more direct discussion between managers and workers lower down the line .
200. I wanted to find out how old he was without asking him a direct question.
201. It's much healthier to direct your emotions outwards than to bottle them up inside you.
202. They reinforced good behaviour with some kind of reward to direct a child's pattern of behaviour.
203. See that direct heat does not play on the plastic bags.
204. The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States.
205. The decision to close the hospital is a direct result of Government health policy.
206. She's very thoughtful - the direct opposite of her sister.
207. The office has direct computer links to over 100 firms.
208. Employees are paid by direct transfer to a bank account.
209. Hundreds of people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.
210. Interest is calculated on the daily cleared balance and paid direct to your account.
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