direct vs control

control vs direct

direct is not a noun while control is a noun.

direct is an adjective but control is not an adjective.

direct and control both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but control is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direct	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
control	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, control is a hypernym of direct; that is, control is a word with a broader meaning than direct:

direct: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
control: exercise authoritative control or power over

Other hypernyms of direct include command.

direct (noun)	control (noun)
	the activity of managing or exerting control over something
	(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
	a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
	power to direct or determine
	discipline in personal and social activities
	great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
	a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
	the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
	a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
	a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

direct (adjective)	control (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence

direct (verb)	control (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)	have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
command with authority	verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction	handle and cause to function
put an address on (an envelope)	maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards	exercise authoritative control or power over
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal	lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
guide the actors in (plays and films)	check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
lead, as in the performance of a composition	place under restrictions; limit access to by law
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage

direct (adverb)	control (adverb)
without deviation

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