definition of
direct

[1] #1 direct a. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit". wn

[2] #2 direct v. command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework". wn

[3] #3 direct s. [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". wn

[4] #4 direct v. [target, aim, place, 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". wn

[5] #5 direct v. guide the actors in (plays and films). wn