action
Nouns
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(n) something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
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(n) the state of being active
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
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(n) a military engagement
- he saw action in Korea
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(n) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- the action of natural forces
- volcanic activity
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(n) the series of events that form a plot
- his novels always have a lot of action
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(n) the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- a man of action
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(n) the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- the piano had a very stiff action
- (n) a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong action at law, legal action,
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(n) an act by a government body or supranational organization
- recent federal action undermined the segregationist position
- the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues
- the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves
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(n) the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds
- gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible
Verbs
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(v) institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- He was warned that the district attorney would process him
- She actioned the company for discrimination
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(v) put in effect
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation