1. (Of a thing) straight; undeviating (a direct line).
2. (Of a thing or a person) straightforward (a direct manner) (direct instructions).
3. Free from extraneous influence; immediate (direct injury).
4. Of or relating to passing in a straight line of descent, as distinguished from a collateral line (a direct descendant) (a direct ancestor).
5. (Of a political action) effected by the public immediately, not through representatives (direct resolution) (direct nomination).
direct, n. See DIRECT EXAMINATION.
direct, vb.
1. To aim (something or someone).
2. To cause (something or someone) to move on a particular course.
3. To guide (something or someone); to govern.
4. To instruct (someone) with authority.
5. To address (something or someone).
