ACTION

Definition of ACTION

  1. (noun)something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. (noun)the state of being active
  3. (noun)a military engagement
  4. (noun)a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
  5. (noun)the series of events that form a plot
  6. (noun)the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
  7. (noun)the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
  8. (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
  9. (noun)an act by a government body or supranational organization
  10. (noun)the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
  11. (noun)In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
  12. (verb)institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
  13. (verb)put in effect