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Action

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Definitions for Action

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

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