action

/ˈækʃən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

something done (usually as opposed to something said)
“there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions”
the state of being active
“his sphere of activity”
a military engagement
“he saw action in Korea”
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
“the action of natural forces”
the series of events that form a plot
“his novels always have a lot of action”
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
“a man of action”
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
“the piano had a very stiff action”
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
an act by a government body or supranational organization
“recent federal action undermined the segregationist position”
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”

verb

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
“He was warned that the district attorney would process him”
put in effect
“carry out a task”

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