Hypernyms for "direct"
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address
administer
aim
airt
beacon
blow
canalise
canalize
cast
channel
charge
choreograph
conn
contrive
corner
crab
direct
divert
dock
draw a bead on
give
guide
hand
have
head
helm
hold
home in
instrument
lead
lead astray
level
make
misaddress
misdirect
misguide
mislead
navigate
operate
park
pilot
place
point
point the way
project
pull over
range in
re-address
redirect
refer
route
run
sheer
show
sight
stage direct
stand out
starboard
steer
stet
swing
talk down
target
throw
tree
turn
usher
zero in
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.