1. (

• direct

) command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" ;

2. (

• target ,
• aim ,
• place ,
• direct ,
• point ,

) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" ;

3. (

• direct

) guide the actors in (plays and films) ;

4. (

• direct

) be in charge of ;

5. (

• lead ,
• take ,
• direct ,
• conduct ,
• guide

) take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" ;

6. (

• send ,
• direct ,

) cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" ;

7. (

• aim ,
• take ,
• train ,
• take_aim ,
• direct

) point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" ;

8. (

• conduct ,
• lead ,
• direct ,

) lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" ;

9. (

• direct ,

) give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall" ;

10. (

• calculate ,
• aim ,
• direct ,

) specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public ;

11. (

• steer ,
• maneuver ,
• manoeuver ,
• manoeuvre ,
• direct ,
• point ,
• head ,
• guide ,
• channelize ,
• channelise ,

) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling ;

12. (

• address ,
• direct ,

) put an address on (an envelope) ;

13. (

• mastermind ,
• engineer ,
• direct ,
• organize ,
• organise ,
• orchestrate

) plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" ;

1. (

• directed

) (often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed" ;

2. (

• directed

) manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study" ;