Action

Definition of action:

part of speech: noun

A deed; operation; gesture; a battle; a lawsuit.

part of speech: noun

A state of acting: a deed: operation: gesture: a battle: a lawsuit.

part of speech: noun

The state of being in motion, as opposed to that of being at rest; the doing of something; the effect of one body or substance upon another; only when singular; something done; conduct; behavior: only when plural; a suit begun by one party against another in a court of law; effective motion, as of machinery; a military or naval engagement.

Usage examples for action:

• The subject of the action against Roscius is not easy to state in a few words. "Plutarch's Lives, Volume II", Aubrey Stewart & George Long.

• The thing which puzzled her was the action of the older man. "The Readjustment", Will Irwin.

• He seems suddenly to be grown up,- a man, and not a boy,- and a man of action "Emerson and Other Essays", John Jay Chapman.

• If you are not satisfied Miss Pewsey, you can bring your action and I'll defend it. "The Mandarin's Fan", Fergus Hume.