Direct and Hire

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Hire and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hire" instead a verb "Direct".

Hire verb - To take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum.

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Direct and hire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Hire".

Nearby Words: hireling, hired, hiring, hirer

man	direct man	hire man
people	direct people	hire people
someone	direct someone	hire someone
team	direct team	hire team
Other words: time, troops, car, ship, actors, members.

In an innovative, if sometimes frustrating twist, you do not have direct control over your troops; rather, you are the sovereign of the land, and you hire heroes and they wander about questing on their own.

Source: Videogame Caring Potential
Lampshaded, in a typically direct way, in this Antihero for Hire strip.

Source: Techno Babble
I sure enjoyed those direct-to-video movies Marvel made about the Heroes for Hire and the Guardians of the Galaxy, in response to the positive reception of their respective guest spots on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!.

Source: Darth Wiki / Non Existent Fiction Recommendations

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