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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(241) That threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.
(242) As a player, he's always in the thick of the action.
(243) Their plan has been in action for a year now.
(244) The profession's leaders must take action now to promote equal opportunities for all.
(245) They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.
(246) This action was undoubtedly in retaliation for last week's bomb attack.
(247) The new plan for traffic control is being put into action on an experimental basis.
(248) The statement clearly was intended to caution Seoul against attempting to block the council's action again.
(249) I am answerable to the headmaster for any action I take.
(250) Brown hopes to be back in the thick of the action as soon as possible.
(251) The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
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(252) He took legal action against the company for breach of warranty.
(253) You may find that just threatening this course of action will produce the desired effect.
(254) The action of market forces means that the cost of something rises if demand for it rises and the amount available remains constant.
(255) Her latest film is the staple offering of action and comedy which we have come to expect.
(256) She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
(257) Now research has proved that the drug is effective everyone wants a slice of the action.
(258) Huge sections of the rail network are out of action.
(259) There have been continual demands for action by the political authorities to put an end to this situation.
(260) He wants to live in London because he thinks that's where the action is.
(261) He landed a part in a multi-million pound action thriller and made the Hollywood A list.
(262) The action has been widely condemned by human rights groups.
(263) He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
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.