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Definition of 'ACTION'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) action
the process or state of acting or functioning; the state of being active:
We saw the team in action; .

2.  action
something done or performed; act; deed.

3.  action
a consciously willed act or activity.

4.  action
practical, often organized activity undertaken to deal with or accomplish something:
a crisis that requires immediate action.

5.  action
actions, habitual or usual acts; conduct.

6.  action
energetic activity:
a man of action.

7.  action
an exertion of power or force:
the erosive action of wind.

8.  action
effect or influence:
the action of morphine.

9.  action
a change in organs, tissues, or cells leading to performance of a function, as in muscular contraction.

10.  action
way or manner of moving:
the action of a horse.

11.  action
the mechanism by which something is operated, as that of a gun or a piano.

12.  action
a military encounter, as a battle or skirmish.

13.  action
actual combat with enemy forces.

14.  action
the main subject or story line of a literary or dramatic work.

15.  action
an event or series of events that form part of a dramatic plot.

16.  action
one of the three dramatic unities.

17.  action
(used as a command by a motion-picture director to begin the performance of a scene for filming).

18.  action
the gestures or deportment of an actor or speaker.

19.  action
a legal proceeding instituted by one party against another.

20.  action
Slang.

21.  action
interesting or exciting activity, sometimes of an illicit nature.

22.  action
gambling activity.

23.  action
Informal. a share of the proceeds or profits.

24.  action
take action,

25.  action
to start doing something.

26.  action
to start a legal procedure.

Etymology: (1300–50; < L āctiō=ag(ere) to drive, do, act+-tiō -tion)

Definition of 'ACTION'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) action
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

2. (noun) action, activity, activeness
the state of being active
"his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

3. (noun) military action, action
a military engagement
"he saw action in Korea"

4. (noun) natural process, natural action, action, activity
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
"the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"

5. (noun) action
the series of events that form a plot
"his novels always have a lot of action"

6. (noun) action
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
"a man of action"

7. (noun) action, action mechanism
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
"the piano had a very stiff action"

8. (noun) legal action, action, action at law
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

9. (noun) action
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"

10. (verb) action
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"

11. (verb) action, sue, litigate, process
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

12. (verb) carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
put in effect
"carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

Definition of 'ACTION'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) action
sth you do
We are all judged by our actions.

2.  action
take action
to do sth with a particular aim
to take action to reduce crime

3.  action
in action
doing a particular activity
You should see him in action.

4.  action
out of action
unable to function due to damage or injury
a broken leg that put him out of action

5.  action
armed fighting
missing in action

6.  action
exciting activity
action and adventure movies

Definition of 'ACTION'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) ACTION
a process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action

2. (noun) ACTION
an act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor

3. (noun) ACTION
the event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events

4. (noun) ACTION
movement; as, the horse has a spirited action

5. (noun) ACTION
effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun

6. (noun) ACTION
any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice

7. (noun) ACTION
gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings

8. (noun) ACTION
the attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted

9. (noun) ACTION
a suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense

10. (noun) ACTION
a right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim

11. (noun) ACTION
a share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks

12. (noun) ACTION
an engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action

13. (noun) ACTION
the mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe

Translation of 'ACTION'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something done Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.
Afrikaans: aksie	Arabic: عَمَل، إجْرَاء	Bulgarian: действие
Brazilian: ação	Czech: činy, jednání, akce	German: das Handeln
Danish: handling; aktion	Greek: δράση, ενέργεια	Spanish: actuación, acción
Estonian: tegutsemine	Farsi: اقدام؛ عمل	Finnish: toiminta
French: action	Hebrew: פְּעוּלָה	Hindi: क्रिया
Croatian: akcija	Hungarian: cselekvés	Indonesian: tindakan
Icelandic: athöfn, verk	Italian: azione	Japanese: 行動
Korean: 행동	Lithuanian: veiksmas	Latvian: darbība; rīcība
Malay: tindakan	Dutch: actie	Norwegian: gjerning, handling, aksjo
Polish: działanie	Persian: اقدام؛ عمل	Pashto: اقدام
Portuguese: acção	Romanian: fapte; acţiune	Russian: действие
Slovak: čin, konanie, skutok	Slovenian: dejanje	Serbian: akcija
Swedish: handling, aktion	Thai: การกระทำ	Turkish: iş, hareket
Taiwanese: 行動	Ukrainian: діяльність, робота	Urdu: عمل
Vietnamese: hành động	Chinese: 行动
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