direct vs crab

direct is not a noun while crab is a noun.

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

As verbs, crab is a hyponym of direct; that is, crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:

Other hyponyms of direct include dock, sheer, pull over, helm, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, navigate, pilot, channel, corner, tree, park.

direct (noun)	crab (noun)
	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
	decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
	a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
	the edible flesh of any of various crabs
	a quarrelsome grouch

direct (adjective)	crab (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)	crab (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)	complain
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	fish for crab
command with authority	scurry sideways like a crab
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction	direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage

direct (adverb)	crab (adverb)
without deviation