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direct

v.

[1]	manage , handle , run , administer , govern , regulate , control , operate , superintend , supervise , command , head up , rule , (Colloq) call the shots
[2]	guide , target , aim , lead , conduct , place , point , pilot , steer , show/point (the way) , be at the helm , advise , counsel , instruct , mastermind , usher , escort
[3]	rule , command , order , require , bid , tell , instruct , charge , dictate , enjoin , appoint , ordain
[4]	aim , focus , level , point , train , turn
[5]	send , lead , take , address , post , conduct , guide , mail
[6]	send
[7]	aim , take , train , take aim
[8]	conduct , lead
[9]	calculate , aim
[10]	steer , maneuver , manoeuver , manoeuvre , point , head , guide , channelize , channelise
[11]	address
[12]	mastermind , engineer , organize , organise , orchestrate

adv.

[1]	directly , straight

adj.

[1]	straight , unswerving , shortest , undeviating , through
[2]	uninterrupted , unreflected , unrefracted , without interference , unobstructed
[3]	unbroken , lineal
[4]	straightforward , unmitigated , outright , matter-of-fact , categorical , plain , clear , unambiguous , unmistakable , to the point , without/with no beating about the bush , unqualified , unequivocal , point-blank , explicit , express
[5]	straightforward , frank , candid , outspoken , plain-spoken , honest , blunt , open , uninhibited , unreserved , forthright , honest , sincere , unequivocal , undiplomatic , tactless
[6]	unmediated
[7]	lineal
[8]	verbatim