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direct vs move

move vs direct

direct is not a noun while move is a noun.

direct is an adjective but move is not an adjective.

direct and move both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but move is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
move Yes No Yes No
As verbs, move is a hypernym of direct; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than direct:
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
  • move: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of direct include displace.
direct (noun) move (noun)
the act of deciding to do something
the act of changing your residence or place of business
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
direct (adjective) move (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) move (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) be in a state of action
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public go or proceed from one point to another
command with authority progress by being changed
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
put an address on (an envelope) have a turn; make one's move in a game
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards give an incentive for action
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
guide the actors in (plays and films) arouse sympathy or compassion in
lead, as in the performance of a composition move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
take somebody somewhere cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
cause to go somewhere change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
govern or manage dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
direct (adverb) move (adverb)
without deviation
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