direct vs put through

direct

verb
  • To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way. 

  • To manage, control, steer. 

  • To aim (something) at (something else). 

  • To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order. 

adv
  • Directly. 

adj
  • having a single flight number. 

  • Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end. 

  • Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates. 

  • Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. 

  • Proceeding without deviation or interruption. 

  • Straightforward; sincere. 

  • In the line of descent; not collateral. 

  • In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body. 

put through

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through. 

  • To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity. 

  • To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening. 

  • To connect (a telephone caller with intended callee). 

  • to cause to endure 

noun
  • A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together. 

How often have the words direct and put through occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )