HyperDic: direct_object

English > 1 sense of the expression *direct object*:
NOUN	communication	direct object, object of the verb	the object that receives the direct action of the verb

English > *direct object*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The object that receives the direct action of the verb.
Synonym	object of the verb
Broader	object	(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
Spanish	complemento directo, objeto directo
Catalan	complement directe, objecte directe