actinozoan
actinozoan

action


Definition: Meaning of, action in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈakʃ(ə)n /

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action actions
  1. doing something [uncountable] the process of doing something, especially in order to achieve a particular thing
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  2. something done [countable] something that someone does
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  3. in action someone or something that is in action is doing the job or activity they are trained or designed to do
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  4. out of action broken and not working
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  5. out of action injured and unable to do anything
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  6. fighting [uncountable] fighting during a war
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  7. legal [uncountable and countable] a legal or formal process to decide whether someone has done something wrong
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  8. excitement [uncountable] informal exciting things that are happening
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  9. excitement [uncountable] an action film has a lot of exciting scenes in it, in which people fight, chase, and kill each other
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  10. the events in a story/film etc the action the events in a story, film, play etc
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  11. movement [uncountable and countable] the way something moves or works
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  12. effect [uncountable] the effect that a substance, especially a chemical, has on something
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  13. action group/committee etc a group formed to change a social or political situation - often used in names
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  14. a piece/slice of the action informal an opportunity to be involved in an event or activity, especially one that will be enjoyable or will make money
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  15. actions speak louder than words used to say that you are judged by what you do, and not by what you say
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  16. action! used by film DIRECTOR s to give the instruction to begin filming
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
action actioned actioned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
actioning actions
[transitive] [formal]
  1. to do a specific thing that needs to be done, especially after discussing it
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action used in phrases

  • Action Man
    1. trademark a DOLL (= a child's toy that looks like a small person) dressed as a male soldier and played with usually by boys in the UK
    2. British English a man who likes doing sports and activities that are exciting and dangerous
  • Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement (noun)
    1. a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
  • action at law (noun)
    1. 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
  • action group (noun)
    1. a group of people formed to accomplish some task or take part in some collective action
    2. US military American English a component of a naval task force
  • action mechanism (noun)
    1. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
  • action movie (noun)
    1. a motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity, fights and adventure
  • action officer (noun)
    1. especially in a hostile area the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation
  • action painting (noun)
    1. a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
  • action plant (noun)
    1. prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
  • action point (noun)
    1. something that must be done, as a result of a meeting
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