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"he saw action in Korea"nouna military engagement
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nouna 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
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"the piano had a very stiff action"nounthe operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
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"She actioned the company for discrimination"verbinstitute legal proceedings against; file a suit againsttype of:
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"He actioned the operation"verbput in effect
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"he is out of action"nounthe state of being active
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"the action of natural forces"nouna process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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"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"nounan act by a government body or supranational organizationtype of:
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"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"nounsomething done (usually as opposed to something said)type of:
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"the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds" "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"nounthe most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or fieldtype of:
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"his novels always have a lot of action"nounthe series of events that form a plottype of:
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"a man of action"nounthe trait of being active and energetic and forcefultype of:
Definition that contains action
- revenge action taken in return for an injury or offense
- retaliation action taken in return for an injury or offense
- eviction action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
- aggravation action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- pacification actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
- counterinsurgency actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
- exasperation actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
- exacerbation action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- neutralisation action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
- neutralisation action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action