action

US /ˈæk.ʃən/

UK /ˈæk.ʃən/

1.

the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim

:

•

The government must take action to reduce crime.

•

His words were followed by immediate action.

:

deed act activity operation movement

2.

a series of events in a story or drama

:

•

The movie is full of exciting action scenes.

•

The play has a lot of dramatic action.

:

plot storyline narrative events

:

in action action film action movie call to action class action take action a man of action