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Definitions of action
  1. noun
    a military engagement
    "he saw action in Korea"

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  2. 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
  3. noun
    the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
    "the piano had a very stiff action"

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  4. verb
    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
    "She actioned the company for discrimination"

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  5. verb
    put in effect
    "He actioned the operation"
  6. noun
    the state of being active
    "he is out of action"

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  7. noun
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    "the action of natural forces"
  8. 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"
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  9. noun
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
  10. noun
    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"
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  11. noun
    the series of events that form a plot
    "his novels always have a lot of action"
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  12. noun
    the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
    "a man of action"
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