Synonym: battle, behavior, performance, reaction. Similar words: reaction, fraction, attraction, take action, interaction, practitioner, transaction, fiction. Meaning: ['ækʃn] 
n. 1. something done (usually as opposed to something said) 2. the state of being active 3. 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 4. an act by a government body or supranational organization 5. a military engagement 6. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 7. the series of events that form a plot 8. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism 9. the trait of being active and energetic and forceful 10. the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field. v. 1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against 2. put in effect.
n. 1. something done (usually as opposed to something said) 2. the state of being active 3. 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 4. an act by a government body or supranational organization 5. a military engagement 6. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 7. the series of events that form a plot 8. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism 9. the trait of being active and energetic and forceful 10. the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field. v. 1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against 2. put in effect. 
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(151) The union is threatening industrial action against the company.
(152) Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
(153) Staff balloted for strike action yesterday.
(154) They took action to prevent the disease from spreading.
(155) Hospital workers voted in favour of strike action .
(156) We have to galvanize people into action.
(157) Many soldiers were listed as missing in action.
(158) His intention took shape in action.
(159) The photocopier is out of action today.
(160) The government must take decisive action on gun control.
(161) We have decided to take no further action.
(162) Synchronise the score with the film action.
(163) His taste ran to action movies and thrillers.
(164) He had a shower and primed himself for action.
(165) They voted to cease strike action immediately.
(166) She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
(167) I've yet to see all the players in action.
(168) He seemed fighting fit and ready for action.
(169) Her younger son was killed in action.
(170) The action was damned from the start.
(171) I like films with a lot of action.
(172) They were prepared and ready to spring into action.
(173) The government had to take emergency action.
(174) The students agreed to drop their action .
(175) Fast film would be best for such action shots.
(176) The action of the rushing water cleans the gully.
(177) The government is taking strong action on refugees.
(178) She brought a civil action against her former employer.
(179) I don't think he is justified in his action.
(180) His action was not altogether disinterested.
More similar words: reaction, fraction, attraction, take action, interaction, practitioner, transaction, fiction, auction, section, sanction, function, election, reduction, selection, objection, infection, protection, connection, production, functional, and function, inspection, prediction, collection, projection, distinction, conviction, reflection, destruction.