Definition of direct:

part of speech: verb

To show the right road or course; to aim or point in a straight line; to regulate; to guide or lead; to order or instruct; to address as a letter.

part of speech: noun

A mark in music to guide the performer from the last note of one stave to the first of another.

part of speech: adjective

Not crooked or winding; straight; right; not circuitous; plain; open.