Word: act
Category: act
Law & Government, Jobs & Education, People & Society
Related words: act
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Synonyms: act
deed, action, feat, exploit, move, gesture, performance, undertaking, stunt, operation, achievement, accomplishment, law, decree, statute, bill, act of Congress, enactment, resolution, edict, dictum, ruling, measure, ordinance, division, section, subsection, part, segment, routine, number, sketch, skit, shtick, turn, pretense, show, front, facade, masquerade, charade, posture, pose, affectation, sham, fake, put-on, bit
Translations: act
The meaning and "use of": act
- a thing done; a deed. - a criminal act
- a pretense. - she was putting on an act and laughing a lot
- a written ordinance of Congress, or another legislative body; a statute. - the act to abolish slavery
- a main division of a play, ballet, or opera. - The play's careful and logical division into five acts (which would have been marked by Intervals in indoor performance) would support this view.
- take action; do something. - they urged Washington to act
- behave in the way specified. - they followed the man who was seen acting suspiciously
- fulfill the function or serve the purpose of. - they need volunteers to act as foster parents
- take effect; have a particular effect. - bacteria act on proteins and sugar
- perform a fictional role in a play, movie, or television production. - she acted in her first professional role at the age of six
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