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