1. action - noun
· something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
Hypernym(s): act, deed, human_action, human_activity
2. action - noun
· the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
Synonym(s): activity, activeness
Hypernym(s): state
Antonym(s): inaction
3. action - noun
· a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
Synonym(s): military_action
Hypernym(s): group_action
4. action - noun
· a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
Synonym(s): natural_process, natural_action, activity
Hypernym(s): process, physical_process
5. action - noun
· the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
Hypernym(s): plot
6. action - noun
· the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"
Hypernym(s): drive
7. action - noun
· the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
Synonym(s): action_mechanism
Hypernym(s): mechanism
8. action - 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
Synonym(s): legal_action, action_at_law
Hypernym(s): proceeding, legal_proceeding, proceedings
9. 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"
Hypernym(s): group_action
10. action - 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"
Hypernym(s): work
11. action - 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"
Synonym(s): sue, litigate, process
Hypernym(s): challenge
12. action - verb
· put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
Synonym(s): carry_through, accomplish, execute, carry_out, fulfill, fulfil
Hypernym(s): complete, finish, effect, effectuate, set_up
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