Direct and Kill

Direct

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

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

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

Direct and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Common collocations

hero direct hero kill hero
man direct man kill man
people direct people kill people
someone direct someone kill someone
Other words: time, player, times, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Long Tom Artillery Piece, carried by only one unit in the game, will one-hit-kill anything lighter than 50 tons with a direct hit, and near-misses will kill light mechs and hovercraft.
  • The Starscream Especially Gang toward Shin; after helping Gang kill his direct superior Shin to get his favor, you can kill Gang yourself.
  • Finish Him! Worse, he blurts out the fact that Aunty Entity hired him to kill Blaster, forcing The Dragon to take direct action and kill Blaster himself.
    Source: Finish Him!
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