Direct and Move

Direct

Direct verb - Cause to go somewhere.

Usage example: He directed all his energies into his dissertation

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

Move verb - To change the place or position of.

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Direct and move are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Move".

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

people	direct people	move people
thanks	direct thanks	move thanks
team	direct team	move team
show	direct show	move show
Other words: time, bit, game, story, troops, car, ball, ship, times.

One of the first games to use a Hero unit was Herzog Zwei, which actually integrated them into the interface, using them to move and direct the other units around the battlefield.

Source: Hero Unit
These allow them to direct any ambient energy flow into doing work that they desire, without the need to touch the thing they want to move.

Source: Literature / Foundation
In Descent 3, it can take direct hits, but it will move out of the way of the line of fire and cannot be killed, since it kills Dravis for you.

Source: Video Game / Descent

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

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

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

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