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Abbreviation of act; acting. [(countable) Something done, a deed.]
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(countable) A display of behaviour.
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To take action against something.
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To express ideas or desires through actions rather than words.
adj
Abbreviation of acting. [Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.]
adj
Alternative spelling of acted-out [Having been acted out; having been performed or enacted.]
adj
Having been acted out; having been performed or enacted.
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The effort of performing or doing something.
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A noun denoting the action of the verb or verbal root from which it is derived.
adj
(informal) Full of, or related to, action.
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A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
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(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
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Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
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(rare) The manner or habits of an actor.
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(European Union politics) Quality of being an actor (an agent performing an act).
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The act of putting into motion.
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(obsolete) Very active.
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(obsolete) Abundant activity.
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The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
n
Alternative letter-case form of aktionsart [(grammar) A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.]
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(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
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(computing) An informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.
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(acting) Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.
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The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
v
(intransitive, archaic) To hold conversation; to communicate.
v
(intransitive, transitive) To emcee, to act as compere.
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The situation where two groups or individuals are the same in pertinent ways, but one is condemned for it while the other is excused.
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The process of enacting something.
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The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
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(obsolete) action, act of enacting
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Another performance, such as a piece of music or a dance, during this.
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The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
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(archaic) The act or manner of making or doing anything, especially of a literary, musical, or pictorial production.
n
(Britain) V sign (of contempt or insult)
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One who informs someone else about something.
v
(transitive, archaic and Scotland) To teach.
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(uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
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(uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
v
(idiomatic) To have a great romantic relationship with each other.
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(acting) An acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing.
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(obsolete) motion; movement
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(obsolete) A meeting for discussion.
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(obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
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(grammar) A noun denoting a result of a dynamic action.
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The office or work of an observer.
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(theater) A play of one act
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(transitive) To act (play a role in theatre, film etc.) better than.
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(informal) Clipping of performance. [The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.]
n
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
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Obsolete form of performance. [The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.]
n
The acting of a play or plays; the occupation of an actor; dramatic performance.
n
Alternative form of play-acting. [The acting of a play or plays; the occupation of an actor; dramatic performance.]
v
(bookbinding) To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.
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(uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
v
(acting) To practice or memorize one's lines from a script outside of rehearsal, usually with another person.
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A person who scrutinizes or investigates.
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To take on a role as a voice actor in a Japanese production, or perform a certain character in such a production.
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(theater) Actions performed by an actor on stage done for dramatic effect
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The act or process of putting on an event.
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The act of studying or examining; examination.
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An actor; one who takes action.
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An extended session of lectures or discussions on controversial topics as a form of protest.
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(transitive, obsolete) To instruct (someone) in morals or values; also (more generally) to chastise or discipline (someone); to teach or train (someone).
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A private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public.
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(chiefly attributive) Such a part in a play or film.
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