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dire straits

direct


Definition: Meaning of, direct in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈrɛkt;dʌɪˈrɛkt /

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  1. without involving others done without any other people, actions, processes etc coming between
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  2. from one place to another going straight from one place to another without stopping or changing direction
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  3. exact [only before noun] exact or total
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  4. behaviour/attitude saying exactly what you mean in an honest clear way
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  5. direct descendant someone who is related to someone else through their parents and grandparents, not through their AUNT s, UNCLE s etc
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  6. direct hit an occasion on which something such as a bomb hits a place exactly, causing a lot of damage
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  7. direct heat/sunlight strong heat or light that someone or something is not protected from
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direct directed directed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
directing directs
  1. aim [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to aim something in a particular direction or at a particular person, group etc
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  2. be in charge [transitive] to be in charge of something or control it
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  3. film/play [intransitive and transitive] to give the actors in a play, film, or television programme instructions about what they should do
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  4. way/route [transitive] formal to tell someone how to get to a place
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  5. tell somebody to do something [transitive] formal to tell someone what they should do [=  order]
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  1. without stopping or changing direction [=  directly]
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  2. without dealing with anyone else first [=  directly]
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direct used in phrases

  • Joint Direct Attack Munition (noun)
    1. a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs
  • direct access (noun)
    1. the ability to obtain DATA directly from a computer FILE without starting from the beginning
  • direct action (noun)
    1. an action such as a STRIKE or a protest that is intended to make a government or company change something immediately
  • direct antonym (noun)
    1. e.g., 'wet' and 'dry' antonyms that are commonly associated
  • direct contrast (noun)
    1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  • direct correlation (noun)
    1. statistics a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
  • direct current (noun)
    1. a flow of electricity that moves in one direction only [↪  alternating current]
  • direct debit (noun)
    1. an instruction you give your bank to pay money directly out of your account regularly to a particular person or organization
  • direct deposit (noun)
    1. a method of paying someone's wages directly into their bank account
  • direct discourse (noun)
    1. DIRECT SPEECH
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