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action

/ action /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
Type of:
act human action human activity
Kinds of:
thing kindness benignity accomplishment achievement
Derived:
act move
noun Sense 2
the state of being active
"his sphere of activity"
"he is out of action"
Opposites:
inaction inactivity inactiveness
Type of:
state
Kinds of:
agency busyness hum behavior behaviour
Derived:
act move
noun Sense 3
the series of events that form a plot
"his novels always have a lot of action"
Type of:
plot
noun Sense 4
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
"a man of action"
Type of:
drive
noun Sense 5
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
"the piano had a very stiff action"
Type of:
mechanism
Kinds of:
gunlock firing mechanism movement piano action pump action
Has parts:
gun keyboard
noun Sense 6
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 actio"
Type of:
group action
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
work
verb Sense 8
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
"She actioned the company for discrimination"
Type of:
challenge
Kinds of:
expedite
Derived:
summons process litigation judicial proceeding lawsuit
Verb group:
litigate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 9
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
Type of:
proceeding legal proceeding proceedings
Kinds of:
antitrust case civil action counterclaim custody case lis pendens
Derived:
sue litigate process
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 10
a military engagement
"he saw action in Korea"
Type of:
group action
Kinds of:
amphibious landing battle conflict fight engagement
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 11
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
"the action of natural forces"
"volcanic activity"
Type of:
process
Kinds of:
radiation absorption acidification adiabatic process aeration
verb Sense 12
put in effect
"carry out a task"
"execute the decision of the people"
"He actioned the operation"
Type of:
complete finish effect
Kinds of:
get over run consummate do perform
Derived:
fulfillment fulfilment execution implementation carrying out
Verb group:
follow through follow up follow out carry out implement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
82
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

act human action human activity thing kindness benignity accomplishment achievement state agency busyness hum