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Webster 1913 Edition
Direct
1.
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end;
as, a
direct
line; direct
means.What is
direct
to, what slides by, the question. Locke.
2.
Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.
Be even and
direct
with me. Shakespeare
3.
Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
He nowhere, that I know, says it in
direct
words. Locke.
A
direct
and avowed interference with elections. Hallam.
4.
In the line of descent; not collateral;
as, a descendant in the
. direct
line5.
(Astron.)
In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not
retrograde
; – said of the motion of a celestial body. Di-rect′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Directed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Directing
.] 1.
To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim;
as, to
. direct
an arrow or a piece of ordnance2.
To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way;
as, he
. directed
me to the left-hand roadThe Lord
direct
your into the love of God. 2 Thess. iii. 5.
The next points to which I will
direct
your attention. Lubbock.
3.
To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern;
as, to
. direct
the affairs of a nation or the movements of an armyI will
direct
their work in truth. Is. lxi. 8.
4.
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order;
as, he
. directed
them to goI ’ll first
direct
my men what they shall do. Shakespeare
Syn. – To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate; order; instruct; command.
Di-rect′
,Verb.
I.
To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.
Wisdom is profitable to
direct
. Eccl. x. 10.
Di-rect′
,Noun.
(Mus.)
A character, thus [[GREEK]], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Webster 1828 Edition
Direct
DIRECT
,Adj.
1.
Straight; right; as, to pass in a direct line from one body or place to another. It is opposed to crooked, winding, oblique. It is also opposed to refracted; as a direct ray of light.2.
In astronomy, appearing to move forward in the zodiac, in the direction of the sign; opposed to retrograde; as, the motion of a planet is direct.3.
In the line of father and sons; opposed to collateral; as a descendant in the direct line.4.
Leading or tending to an end, as by a straight line or course; not circuitous. Thus we speak of direct means to effect an object; a direct course; a direct way.5.
Open; not ambiguous or doubtful.6.
Plain; express; not ambiguous; as, he said this in direct words; he made a direct acknowledgment.7.
In music, a direct interval is that which forms any kind of harmony on the fundamental sound which produces it; as the fifth, major third and octave.Direct tax, is a tax assess on real estate, as houses and lands.
DIRECT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To point or aim in a straight line, towards a place or object; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance; to direct the eye; to direct a course or flight.2.
To point; to show the right road or course; as, he directed me to the left hand road.3.
To regulate; to guide or lead; to govern; to cause to proceed in a particular manner; as, to direct the affairs of a nation.Wisdom is profitable to direct. Ecclesiastes 10.
4.
To prescribe a course; to mark out a way. Job 37.5.
To order; to instruct; to point out a course of proceeding, with authority; to command. But direct is a softer term than command.DIRECT
,Noun.