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action
noun(ac-tion)
a military engagement
Synonyms: military action,
Examples:
He saw action in Korea.
action
noun(ac-tion)
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
Synonyms: action at law, legal action,
action
noun(ac-tion)
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
Synonyms: action mechanism,
Examples:
The piano had a very stiff action.
action
verb(ac-tion)
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Synonyms: litigate, process, sue,
Examples:
She actioned the company for discrimination.
action
verb(ac-tion)
put in effect
Synonyms: accomplish, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill,
Examples:
He actioned the operation.
action
noun(ac-tion)
the state of being active
Synonyms: activeness, activity,
Antonyms: inaction,
Examples:
He is out of action.
action
noun(ac-tion)
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Synonyms: activity, natural action, natural process,
Examples:
The action of natural forces.
action
noun(ac-tion)
an act by a government body or supranational organization
Examples:
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.
action
noun(ac-tion)
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
Examples:
There were stories of murders and other unnatural actions.
action
noun(ac-tion)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
Examples:
The action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds.
Gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible.
action
noun(ac-tion)
the series of events that form a plot
Examples:
His novels always have a lot of action.
action
noun(ac-tion)
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
Examples:
A man of action.

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