A way of motion or functioning.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
The effort of performing or doing something.
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
Fast-paced activity.
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.
The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
Sexual intercourse.
Combat.
spin put on the bowling ball.
The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
arrogant
The act of moving; a movement.
The event of changing one's residence.
A change in strategy.
A round, in which each player has a turn.
The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
To request an action from the court.
To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
To act; to take action; to begin to act