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Action
Action
n.
A
process
or
condition
of
acting
or
moving
, as
opposed
to
rest
;
the
doing
of
something
;
exertion
of
power
or
force
, as
when
one
body
acts
on
another
;
the
effect
of
power
exerted
on
one
body
by
another
;
agency
;
activity
;
operation
; as,
the
action
of
heat
; a
man
of
action
.
Action
n.
An
act
; a
thing
done
; a
deed
; an
enterprise
. (pl.):
Habitual
deeds
;
hence
,
conduct
;
behavior
;
demeanor
.
Action
n.
The
event
or
connected
series
of
events
,
either
real
or
imaginary
,
forming
the
subject
of a
play
,
poem
, or
other
composition
;
the
unfolding
of
the
drama
of
events
.
Action
n.
Movement
; as,
the
horse
has
a
spirited
action
.
Action
n.
Effective
motion
;
also
,
mechanism
; as,
the
breech
action
of a
gun
.
Action
n.
Any
one
of
the
active
processes
going
on in an
organism
;
the
performance
of a
function
; as,
the
action
of
the
heart
,
the
muscles
, or
the
gastric
juice
.
Action
n.
Gesticulation
;
the
external
deportment
of
the
speaker
, or
the
suiting
of
his
attitude
,
voice
,
gestures
,
and
countenance
, to
the
subject
, or to
the
feelings
.
Action
n.
The
attitude
or
position
of
the
several
parts
of
the
body
as
expressive
of
the
sentiment
or
passion
depicted
.
Action
n.
A
suit
or
process
, by
which
a
demand
is
made
of a
right
in a
court
of
justice
; in a
broad
sense
, a
judicial
proceeding
for
the
enforcement
or
protection
of a
right
,
the
redress
or
prevention
of a
wrong
, or
the
punishment
of a
public
offense
.
Action
n.
A
right
of
action
; as,
the
law
gives
an
action
for
every
claim
.
Action
n.
A
share
in
the
capital
stock
of a
joint
-
stock
company
, or in
the
public
funds
;
hence
, in
the
plural
,
equivalent
to
stocks
.
Action
n.
An
engagement
between
troops
in
war
,
whether
on
land
or
water
; a
battle
; a
fight
; as, a
general
action
, a
partial
action
.
Action
n.
The
mechanical
contrivance
by
means
of
which
the
impulse
of
the
player
's
finger
is
transmitted
to
the
strings
of a
pianoforte
or to
the
valve
of an
organ
pipe
.
Actionable
a.
That
may
be
the
subject
of an
action
or
suit
at
law
; as, to
call
a
man
a
thief
is
actionable
.
Actionably
adv.
In an
actionable
manner
.
Actionary
n.
Alt
. of
Actionist
Actionist
n.
A
shareholder
in
joint
-
stock
company
.
Actionless
a.
Void
of
action
.
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