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Question: Firearm feature

Solution: ACTION

ACTION Definition 1:
Something that a person or group does often used with take The saying actions speak louder than words means that the things that you do are more important than the things that you say. .
Examples:
As its first official action [=act], the committee elected Ms. Jones as its president.
He was critical of the government’s actions before the war.
A military action against another country
Criminal/illegal actions
She tried to explain/defend/justify her actions.
I accept full responsibility for my actions.
The school has been asked to take certain actions to fix the problem.
This is just one of the many actions that they could have taken.
They say they want peace, but actions speak louder than words.
ACTION Definition 2:
Things done to achieve a particular purpose often used with take A man of action or woman of action is a man or woman who works in an active way to do things. see also affirmative action political action committee.
Examples:
The situation demanded immediate action.
The problem may require military action.
The school took disciplinary action against the drunken students.
They decided that no further action was necessary.
We need to agree on a plan of action. [=need to agree on what we will be doing]
What’s the best course of action? [=what’s the best way to proceed?]
The protesters criticized the administration’s lack of action [=inaction] on many issues.
We were ready to take action. [=to do something]
Because the company failed to take action [=failed to act], many people were hurt.
The company took no action.
The police are now taking appropriate action.
She’s all talk and no action. [=she says that she will do things, but she does not do them]
He was a scholar and thinker but was also a man of action.
ACTION Definition 3:
Fighting that happens in a war see also in action (below).
Examples:
His unit first saw action [=fought in a battle] on June 20th.
Soldiers who were killed or wounded in action [=in battle]
Soldiers who are missing in action [=soldiers who cannot be found after a battle and might have been killed, captured, or wounded]
ACTION Definition 4:
The most exciting or interesting activities that are happening in a particular place .
Examples:
The new theater places the audience closer to the center/middle of the action.
I moved to New York City to be (a) part of the action.
Downtown is where the action is. [=downtown is a very active and exciting place]
ACTION Definition 5:
A chance or opportunity to make money A piece of the action or (chiefly US) a cut of the action or (chiefly Brit) a slice of the action is a portion or share of the money that can be earned from something. .
Examples:
Do any of you guys want to get in on the action? [=participate in a plan to make money]
He saw that his friends were making money illegally, and he wanted to get a piece of the action.
ACTION Definition 6:
Sexual activity .
Examples:
I met a girl who was ready for some action.
ACTION Definition 7:
The events that happen in a story, movie, etc. .
Examples:
Most of the play’s action takes place in a restaurant.
The action [=plot] of the novel
ACTION Definition 8:
Events that happen quickly and that cause feelings of danger and excitement often used before another noun see also live action.
Examples:
The movie is two hours of nonstop action. [=excitement]
We went out looking for action.
That’s when the action really starts.
action movies
The film’s final action sequence
ACTION Definition 9:
used as a director’s command to start filming part of a movie or television show .
Examples:
Lights, camera, action!
ACTION Definition 10:
The process of having a court of law make a decision about an argument count noncount see also class action.
Examples:
The court dismissed the action. [=case, lawsuit]
She brought/filed an action against the company for damages.civil actions [=lawsuits about a person’s rights]
They are threatening/considering legal action.
Bringing/taking action against companies for damages
ACTION Definition 11:
A process in which one thing causes a change in another thing .
Examples:
The action [=effect] of certain chemicals on the brain
The medicine blocks the action of these proteins. [=it stops the proteins from working]
The cave was formed by the action of an underground river.
ACTION Definition 12:
The way that something works or moves noncount singular .
Examples:
Food is swallowed by the action of the tongue.
The action of the heart
The mechanical action of a pulley
The drill’s twisting action
A single-action revolver
The gears meshed with a smooth action.

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