All 8 Uses
direct
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Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
(Edited)
- And when the sun was fully up and heating him directly, bringing steam off of his wet clothes and bathing him with warmth, the mosquitoes and flies disappeared.
p. 35.4directly = without anything in between
- Apparently they didn't like the deep of night, perhaps because it was too cool, and they couldn't take the direct sunlight.
p. 35.7 *direct = unobstructed (with nothing in between)
- Directly across the lake from it, at the inside corner of the L, was a mound of sticks and mud rising up out of the water a good eight or ten feet.
p. 38.1directly = close
- He was going to say more, some silly human words, but in less than half a second the skunk had snapped its rear end up, curved the tail over, and sprayed Brian with a direct shot aimed at his head from less than four feet away.
p. 123.1direct = exact
- But in the end he found that if he saw the bird sitting and moved sideways toward it, not directly toward it but at an angle, back and forth, he could get close enough to put the spear point out ahead almost to the bird and thrust-lunge with it.
p. 134.1directly = straight (in a straight line)
- He did this four times, never looking at the bird directly, moving toward it at an angle so that it seemed he was moving off to the side, he had perfected this method after many attempts and it worked so well that he had actually caught one with his bare hands, until he was standing less than three feet from the bird, which was frozen in a hiding attitude in the brush.
p. 139.8directly = in a straightforward manner (clearly without any ambiguity)
- The foolbird sat still for him and he did not look directly at it until he drew the second arrow and aimed and released and missed again.
p. 140.3 *
- It passed directly over him, very low, tipped a wing sharply over the tail of the crashed plane in the lake, cut power, glided down the long part of the L of the lake, then turned and glided back, touching the water gently once, twice, and settling with a spray to taxi and stop with its floats gently bumping the beach in front of Brian's shelter.
p. 176.8directly = straight (in a straight line)
Definitions:
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(1)
(direct as in: directly above; or buy direct) without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
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(2)
(direct as in: gave a direct answer) straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
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(3)
(direct as in: direct a question; or direct a film) to guide, aim, or manage -- such as actions, attention, speech, a project or company
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Direct can take on many specialized meanings not included in this dictionary.As an adjective or adverb, direct usually means there is a clear or straight connection with nothing in the way. It can also mean easy to understand, without confusion. For example:
- Direct action – taking quick and clear steps to make something happen
- Direct descendant – someone who comes straight from an ancestor, like a grandchild
- Direct line (in genealogy) – a family connection that goes straight from one generation to the next
- Direct deposit – money that is sent straight into a bank account
- Direct object – in a sentence, the person or thing that receives the action of the verb
- Direct kick – in sports, a kick where the ball can go straight into the goal without touching another player
- Direct cost – a cost that comes straight from making a product or providing a service
- Direct investment – putting money directly into a company or project
- Direct elections – when people vote for leaders without going through an extra step
- Direct current (DC) – a type of electric flow that moves in only one direction
As a verb, most all of the senses of direct involve giving orders or aiming.