extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping
there was no direct flight that day
without intervening factors or intermediaries
the complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading
I had no direct contact with Mr Clark
the government moved towards reintroducing direct rule
(of a person or their behaviour) going straight to the point; frank
he is very direct and honest
perpendicular to a surface; not oblique
a direct butt joint between surfaces of steel
with no one or nothing in between
they seem reluctant to deal with me direct