action
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- definition the state of being active
- definition a military engagement
- definition a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- definition the series of events that form a plot
- definition the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- definition the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- definition 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
- definition an act by a government body or supranational organization
- definition the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- definition In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- definition institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- definition put in effect