Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Plug
Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Still, when they disobeyed a direct order Commander Ikari fired them even though they had won, stating that he had no need of insubordinate pilots now that he had the dummy plug system.
Source: Fanfic / Advice and Trust - Chucky did a plug for his new movie, Bride of Chucky, and then told Rick Steiner not to mess with Scott Steiner (who Rick was feuding with at the time) because Chucky wanted to direct him in a new film.
Source: BLAM / Professional Wrestling -
Field ammo, multiple direct shots to the core through its Entry Plug socket, and having its throat torn out.
Source: Anime / Rebuild of Evangelion
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Plug and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/plug
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Plug or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/plug.
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