Synonym: disabled, hors de combat. Similar words: man of action, cause of action, course of action, faction, rarefaction, liquefaction, benefaction, petrifaction. Meaning: adj. so badly injured as to be excused from continuing.
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31. The young man's car, a Jensen Interceptor was out of action at the relevant time.
32. The lava had already damaged a tourist complex and put a cable car out of action.
33. A page of Herodotus would have been sufficient to put a battalion of biblical scholars out of action.
34. But their joy could be dimmed by an injury that may keep inspiring skipper Seamus Heath out of action for two weeks.
35. The engine of the car is out of action.
36. The enemy's machine gun was put out of action.
37. A short circuit put the machine out of action.
38. Three of the raiders were already out of action.
39. After a bad fall she was out of action for a month.
40. Before khukuri is put out of action for a long period of time; oil the blade properly,(http://sentencedict.com/out of action.html) wrapped it in a plastic or polythene bag and keep it out of the scabbard.
41. Cole is out of action until the new year a stress fracture in his foot.
42. The Romanian - man has been out of action since injuring his elbow.
43. They were trapped after the lifts went out of action.
44. Forbes will periodically review the list to determine whether a replacement is warranted and will scratch off those fugitives who are put out of action.
45. After a bad fall I was out of action for a month.
46. Health facilities should be the focus for assistance when disaster strikes but, if they are damaged or put out of action, the sick and injured have nowhere to get help.
47. After a bad fall I was out of action a month.
48. Can I borrow your bike Mine is out of action!
49. The Xinhua News Agency said five power stations were put out of action and six transformer substations were shut down in Sichuan.
50. Accurate gunnery had already put three of the leading tanks out of action.
51. This delusory vision kept him out of action at Midway.
52. I've been out of action for several weeks with a broken leg.
53. They put more than 5000 enemy troops out of action.
More similar words: man of action, cause of action, course of action, faction, rarefaction, liquefaction, benefaction, petrifaction, stupefaction, putrefaction, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, production factors, to the satisfaction of, factors of production, out of practice, factious, reaction formation, factitious, decomposition reaction, out of question, out of the question, action, urinary tract infection, out of proportion, face to face, factorization, inaction, reaction, traction.