ACTIONS - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another
Example: one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
an act by a government body or supranational organization
Example: recent federal action undermined the segregationist position; the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues; the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Example: the action of natural forces; volcanic activity
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
the state of being active
Example: his sphere of activity; he is out of action
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Noun
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
Example: the piano had a very stiff action
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Noun
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
Example: there were stories of attacks and other unnatural actions
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Noun
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
Example: a man of action
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Noun
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
Example: the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds; gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Noun
the series of events that form a plot
Example: his novels always have a lot of action
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Noun
a military engagement
Example: he saw action in Korea
Meaning 11
Part of speech: Verb
put in effect
Example: carry out a task; execute the decision of the people; He actioned the operation
Meaning 12
Part of speech: Verb
institute legal proceedings against
Example: file a suit against; He was warned that the district attorney would process him; She actioned the company for discrimination