action
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈækʃən/
- Specialized
:
mecanismo
- Miller's interagency Executive Steering Group was action-oriented rather than focused on overall conceptual issues.
- bolt-action
- rifle action
- lever-action
The gear selector action in this car isn't Porsche esque.
- The gear selector action in this car isn't Porsche esque.
- And they built the whole gun around heavy barrel Mauser action.
Examples
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Establishing a coordinated regional action in the Euphrates-Tigris basin still presents a great challenge.
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I personally use a bolt-action Mauser with a very large bore.
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Open the rifle action and put the gun on the floor.
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First thing I noticed, the shift lever and transmission action just feels great.
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A 12-gauge, pump action.
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The action of the clock's mechanism is precise, allowing it to keep accurate time.
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The trigger initiated the action of the firearm, releasing the bullet with great force.
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He examined the valve's action to ensure it was functioning correctly in the engine.
Synonyms
127
3.0
A part that sends power to make a machine move
91
4.4
A group of moving parts that work together to do a job
14
3.1
A part inside a machine that moves, like a gear
1
6.3
A sliding lever on a shotgun or rifle that loads a new round when you move it back and forth
The mechanical part of a device that makes parts move, like in a piano or toy
A device that makes parts move or starts a machine
The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key
A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
222
4.7
A plan to help groups treated unfairly get more chances in education or work
- Specialized
39
4.4
A lawsuit brought by some people for a larger group with similar claims
17
4.4
A group that raises and spends money to support political candidates or causes
- Jargon
10
5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
7
4.7
A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem
2
3.4
A quick movement your body makes without thinking, for example pulling your hand from something hot
- Formal
1
4.2
A planned effort to change life in a community or improve people's living conditions
- Specialized
1
5.8
Movement of liquid up thin tubes or spaces, like water rising in a plant stem
- Specialized
1
5.2
A quick change in electric charge across a cell membrane that carries a signal along nerve or muscle cells
- Specialized
1
7.1
A style of abstract painting where the artist moves and applies paint in big, energetic movements
- Specialized
1
4.1
Every push or pull makes an equal force in the opposite direction
- Specialized
1
6.3
A sliding lever on a shotgun or rifle that loads a new round when you move it back and forth
- Formal
1
7.9
Someone directly involved in a court case, as plaintiff or defendant
- Specialized
A process in which substances change into new substances, for example rusting or cooking
- Specialized
The mechanical part of a device that makes parts move, like in a piano or toy
- Specialized
The speed of a chemical reaction depends on the amounts of the substances that react
- Specialized
A theory that large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks
- Specialized
The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key
- Specialized
A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Action comes from the old Latin word agere, which means 'to do' or 'to drive', and you can see the same root in act and actor. So the action of a machine or firearm is the part that actually 'does' the moving or makes it work.