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combat; battle
action(noun)something done (usually as opposed to something said)
"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
action, activity, activeness(noun)the state of being active
"his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
military action, action(noun)a military engagement
"he saw action in Korea"
natural process, natural action, action, activity(noun)a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
"the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
action(noun)the series of events that form a plot
"his novels always have a lot of action"
action(noun)the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
"a man of action"
action, action mechanism(noun)the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
"the piano had a very stiff action"
legal action, action, action at law(noun)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(noun)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"
action(verb)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"
action, sue, litigate, process(verb)institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil(verb)put in effect
"carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
something done by someonejudge people by their actions, not by their words
the unfolding of events in a dramatic or literary workthe mystery writer displays a sure hand in managing the novel's complicated but never incoherent action
a court case for enforcing a right or claimfiled an action in county court to recover his lawn mower from his neighbor, who claims he "gave" it to her
active fighting during the course of a warthe battalion saw action soon after it arrived in France
the way or manner in which one conducts oneselfobserving the actions of mice in various controlled settings helps scientists understand the effects of certain drugs
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activitythe wilderness was tamed by men and women of action
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