1.a line leading to a place or point;
he looked the other direction
2.the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves;
he checked the direction and velocity of the wind
3.a general course along which something has a tendency to develop;
I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts
4.something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
5.the act of managing something;
he was given overall management of the program
6.a message describing how something is to be done;
he gave directions faster than she could follow them
7.the act of setting and holding a course;
a new council was installed under the direction of the king
8.a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
the judge's charge to the jury
9.the concentration of attention or energy on something;
the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology