| dire | direct the course |
|---|---|
| dire | cause to go somewhere |
| dire | take somebody somewhere |
| dire | be in charge of |
| dire | exact |
| dire | effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives |
| dire | direct in spatial dimensions |
| dire | (electricity) of a current flowing in one direction only |
| dire | extended senses |
| dire | (mathematics) varying in the same manner as another quantity |
| dire | (astronomy) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere |
| dire | immediate or direct in bearing or force |