direct vs run

direct is not a noun while run is a noun.

direct is an adjective but run is not an adjective.

direct and run both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but run is not an adverb.

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

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

direct: govern or manage
run: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

Other hyponyms of direct include give, have, hold, make, throw, guide, steer, head, lead, operate, administer.

direct (noun)	run (noun)
	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
	a regular trip
	a short trip
	the act of testing something
	an unbroken chronological sequence
	the pouring forth of a fluid
	a row of unravelled stitches
	a race run on foot
	a race between candidates for elective office
	an unbroken series of events
	a small stream
	the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
	unrestricted freedom to use
	the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

direct (adjective)	run (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)	run (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
command with authority	progress by being changed
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction	change from one state to another
put an address on (an envelope)	become undone
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards	cause to perform
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal	compete in a race
guide the actors in (plays and films)	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
lead, as in the performance of a composition	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
take somebody somewhere	perform as expected when applied
cause to go somewhere	pass over, across, or through
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling	be operating, running or functioning
govern or manage	conduct to completion
	cause to emit recorded audio or video
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
	move along, of liquids
	keep company
	sail before the wind
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	cover by running; run a certain distance
	run with the ball; in such sports as football
	be diffused
	travel a route regularly
	cause an animal to move fast
	move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
	travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
	deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
	make without a miss
	direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
	set animals loose to graze
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
	be affected by; be subjected to
	continue to exist
	have a particular form
	extend or continue for a certain period of time
	occur persistently
	change or be different within limits
	cause something to pass or lead somewhere

direct (adverb)	run (adverb)
without deviation

direct vs run

direct is not a noun while run is a noun.

direct is an adjective but run is not an adjective.

direct and run both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but run is not an adverb.

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