Direct and Lean

Direct

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

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Lean and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lean" instead the word "Direct" as a verb or an adjective.

Lean verb - To set or cause to be at an angle.

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Direct and lean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead the word "Lean" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

show	direct show	lean show
bit	direct bit	lean bit

Lean didn't direct a film for 14 years afterwards.

Source: Caustic Critic
However, the 'director' part is debatable, the original intention was for Coward to direct the actors and Lean to direct the action sequences, but as the film went on Coward became bored with the film-making and left most of the work to Lean.

Source: Copiously Credited Creator
While earlier RPGs (and by extension MMOs) tended to give the players direct funds for defeating an enemy, newer MMOs tend to lean towards giving players random types of loot, which are usually parts of the creature killed and harvested.

Source: Artistic License Economics

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Lean and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/lean

Direct & Lean. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/lean>.

Lean or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/lean.

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