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direct vs deal

deal vs direct

direct is not a noun while deal is a noun.

direct is an adjective but deal is not an adjective.

direct and deal both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but deal is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
deal Yes No Yes No
As verbs, deal is a hypernym of direct; that is, deal is a word with a broader meaning than direct:
  • direct: govern or manage
  • deal: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Other hypernyms of direct include care, handle, manage.
direct (noun) deal (noun)
the act of distributing playing cards
the act of apportioning or distributing something
a particular instance of buying or selling
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
direct (adjective) deal (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) deal (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
command with authority do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction administer or bestow, as in small portions
put an address on (an envelope) distribute cards to the players in a game
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards give (a specific card) to a player
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal give out as one's portion or share
guide the actors in (plays and films) sell (especially of illegal material)
lead, as in the performance of a composition succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
take somebody somewhere direct the course of; manage or control
cause to go somewhere behave in a certain way towards others
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling take action with respect to (someone or something)
govern or manage be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
direct (adverb) deal (adverb)
without deviation
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