action
415
6.9
- noun
- /ˈækʃən/
:
acción militar
- I've seen action in five different theaters of war.
- military action
- see action
- support for military action
The ships went into action three days after arriving.
- The ships went into action three days after arriving.
- And my men have seen the most action on that tour.
- You're out, you've done the job, you've been involved in lethal action and full on.
- Oh, oh, got some reciprocal action back here, even even with the convoy.
Examples
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The ships went into action three days after arriving.
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I saw the action out there tonight.
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And my men have seen the most action on that tour.
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Half of them went into action without arms, led by men they didn't trust.
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But I served in the minor action in Kuwait and the major ones in Colombia.
Fiction book (1993) -
The raw recruits at Shiloh were eager for action as the prospect of battle became imminent.
Academic text (1991) -
Night came alive with tracers, and action rolled beneath flares as our mortars illuminated the valley.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kelly's son was killed in action during his service in Afghanistan.
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The naval fleet is prepared for action in the upcoming military exercise.
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Despite the calm outside, the troops were ready for action at a moment's notice.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A violent action that harms people or damages things
∞
1.0
A physical struggle between people or groups, like a boxing match
∞
1.4
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
854
3.5
A fight between soldiers or armed groups in a war
514
2.7
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
423
6.9
Close fighting during the final part of a military attack
159
7.4
A large attack by an army to gain control
105
3.7
An action by soldiers that involves fighting
61
7.1
A fight between armed groups during a war
56
3.7
A planned action by armed forces to achieve a goal
12
5.3
A military action with fighting to capture or defend a place
1
4.9
A fight between soldiers or military groups using weapons
1
7.4
Fighting between two countries or groups during a war
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
How Intense
∞
1.0
11
7.7
∞
1.4
415
6.9
- Specialized
61
7.1
22
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Action comes from old Latin agere 'to do', the same root as act, so in military use the action is the fighting or the 'doing' of battle events.