action

noun

1
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
2
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds
gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible
3
a military engagement
he saw action in Korea
4
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
5
an act by a government body or supranational organization
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
6
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
the piano had a very stiff action
7
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
a man of action
8
the series of events that form a plot
his novels always have a lot of action
9
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the action of natural forces
volcanic activity
10
the state of being active
his sphere of activity
he is out of action

1
put in effect
carry out a task
execute the decision of the people
2
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
He was warned that the district attorney would process him
She actioned the company for discrimination

Also useful for “action”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “action”