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| VERB: | 1. To mark (a written communication) with its destination: address, superscribe. See START. 2. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, govern, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See OVER. 3. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, head, level, point, set1, train, turn, zero in. Military : lay1. See SEEK. 4. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, focus, give, turn. See COLLECT, WORK. 5. To give orders to: bid, charge, command, enjoin, instruct, order, tell. See OVER, WORDS. 6. To control the course of (an activity): carry on, conduct, manage, operate, run, steer. See OVER. 7. To exercise authority or influence over: control, dominate, govern, rule. Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See OVER. 8. To show the way to: conduct, escort, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See SHOW. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of unbroken descent or lineage: lineal. See CONTINUE. 2. Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course: straight, straightforward, through. See STRAIGHT. 3. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal : straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See CLEAR, SHOW. 4. Marked by the absence of any intervention: firsthand, immediate, primary. See CLEAR, NEAR. | | ADVERB: | 1. In a direct line: dead, directly, due, right, straight, straightaway. See STRAIGHT. 2. With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack1, square, squarely, straight. Slang : smack-dab. See PRECISE.
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