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1. action (n.)

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

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2. action (n.)

the state of being active

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3. action (n.)

a military engagement

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4. action (n.)

a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

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5. action (n.)

the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

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6. action (n.)

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

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7. action (n.)

the series of events that form a plot

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8. action (n.)

the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

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9. action (n.)

an act by a government body or supranational organization

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10. action (v.)

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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