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act


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  act 
 
  7  of  10  senses  of  act 
 
  Sense  1 
  act  move 
  =>  alternate,  take  turns 
  =>  end  up  wind  up  finish 
  =>  rush,  hasten,  hurry,  look  sharp 
  =>  interrupt,  disturb 
  =>  react,  respond 
  =>  go  ahead,  plow  ahead 
  =>  attack,  aggress 
  =>  force 
  =>  create 
  =>  come  to  the  fore,  step  forward,  come  forward,  step  up  step  to  the  fore,  come  out 
  =>  reward,  repay,  pay  back 
  =>  race 
  =>  use 
  =>  play  it  by  ear 
  =>  play 
  =>  deal 
  =>  partner 
  =>  exert 
  =>  egotrip 
  =>  reciprocate 
  =>  go  proceed,  move 
  =>  come  close 
  =>  perform 
  =>  make  bold,  dare,  presume  to 
  =>  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  =>  act  on 
  =>  interact 
  =>  react,  oppose 
  =>  take  time  by  the  forelock 
  =>  coact 
  =>  volunteer,  offer 
  =>  get  around  to 
  =>  dally,  toy,  play,  flirt 
  =>  set  about  go  about  approach 
  =>  participate,  take  part 
  =>  misbehave,  misconduct,  misdemean 
  =>  condescend,  stoop,  lower  oneself 
  =>  behave,  acquit,  bear,  deport,  conduct,  comport,  carry 
  =>  behave,  comport 
  =>  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  =>  woo,  court,  romance,  solicit 
  =>  court 
  =>  dare 
  =>  effect 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise,  counteract 
  =>  anticipate,  foresee,  forestall,  counter 
  =>  prosecute 
  =>  perpetrate,  commit,  pull 
  =>  rampage 
  =>  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  =>  condescend,  deign,  descend 
  =>  condescend 
  =>  take  care 
  =>  follow  through  go  through 
  =>  lord  it  over  queen  it  over  put  on  airs,  act  superior 
  =>  stampede 
  =>  make  a  point,  make  sure 
  =>  repeat,  take  over 
  =>  surprise 
  =>  sneak 
  =>  play 
  =>  take 
  =>  guard 
  =>  begin,  start 
  =>  wait,  hold  off  hold  back 
  =>  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep 
  =>  do  well  had  best 
  =>  continue 
  =>  continue,  persist  in 
 
  Sense  2 
  act  behave,  do 
  =>  act  involuntarily,  act  reflexively 
  =>  quack 
  =>  menace 
  =>  make 
  =>  swagger,  bluster,  swash 
  =>  freeze 
  =>  wanton 
  =>  romanticize 
  =>  sentimentalise,  sentimentalize 
  =>  bungle 
  =>  play,  toy 
  =>  act  play,  act  as 
  =>  stooge 
  =>  joke,  jest 
  =>  piffle 
  =>  make 
  =>  make  as  if 
  =>  break  down  lose  it 
  =>  dally,  dawdle 
  =>  backslap 
  =>  hugger  mugger 
  =>  sauce 
  =>  footle 
  =>  frivol,  trifle 
  =>  swell,  puff  up 
  =>  follow 
  =>  ramp,  rage,  storm 
 
  Sense  3 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  support 
  =>  enact,  reenact,  act  out 
  =>  act  out 
  =>  impersonate,  portray 
  =>  spoof,  parody 
  =>  emote 
 
  Sense  4 
  act 
  =>  criticize,  criticise 
  =>  bank 
 
  Sense  8 
  act 
  =>  play 
  =>  drive  around 
  =>  walk  around 
 
  Sense  9 
  dissemble,  pretend,  act 
  =>  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
 
  Sense  10 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  stooge 
  =>  mime,  pantomime 
  =>  overact,  ham,  overplay 
  =>  underact,  underplay 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  act 
 
  7  of  10  senses  of  act 
 
  Sense  1 
  act  move 
  =>  alternate,  take  turns 
  =>  end  up  wind  up  finish 
  =>  rush,  hasten,  hurry,  look  sharp 
  =>  interrupt,  disturb 
  =>  react,  respond 
  =>  treat 
  =>  overreact 
  =>  answer 
  =>  accept 
  =>  stool 
  =>  respond 
  =>  greet 
  =>  explode 
  =>  accept 
  =>  answer 
  =>  wonder,  marvel 
  =>  go  ahead,  plow  ahead 
  =>  attack,  aggress 
  =>  check 
  =>  fork 
  =>  pin 
  =>  tackle 
  =>  force 
  =>  pull 
  =>  wrench,  twist 
  =>  attract 
  =>  pick  at  pluck  at  pull  at 
  =>  retract,  pull  back  draw  back 
  =>  draw  close 
  =>  create 
  =>  draw 
  =>  paint 
  =>  fingerpaint 
  =>  stipple 
  =>  bodypaint 
  =>  fresco 
  =>  distemper 
  =>  charge 
  =>  shade,  fill  in 
  =>  crosshatch 
  =>  stipple 
  =>  watercolor 
  =>  build 
  =>  come  to  the  fore,  step  forward,  come  forward,  step  up  step  to  the  fore,  come  out 
  =>  reward,  repay,  pay  back 
  =>  race 
  =>  use 
  =>  play  it  by  ear 
  =>  play 
  =>  deal 
  =>  partner 
  =>  exert 
  =>  overexert 
  =>  egotrip 
  =>  reciprocate 
  =>  return 
  =>  go  proceed,  move 
  =>  work 
  =>  venture,  embark 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
  =>  come  close 
  =>  perform 
  =>  officiate 
  =>  marry,  wed,  tie,  splice 
  =>  make  bold,  dare,  presume  to 
  =>  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  =>  close 
  =>  politick 
  =>  logroll 
  =>  act  on 
  =>  interact 
  =>  conspire,  collude 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  =>  grimace,  make  a  face,  pull  a  face 
  =>  squint,  squinch,  cross  one's  eyes 
  =>  wince 
  =>  smile 
  =>  dimple 
  =>  grin 
  =>  beam 
  =>  smirk,  simper 
  =>  sneer 
  =>  frown,  glower,  lower 
  =>  scowl 
  =>  screw  up 
  =>  pout,  mop,  mow 
  =>  fingerspell 
  =>  aphorize 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  project 
  =>  reach,  get  through  get  hold  of  contact 
  =>  raise 
  =>  commune 
  =>  pray 
  =>  ask  inquire,  enquire 
  =>  pry 
  =>  consult,  confer  with 
  =>  telecommunicate 
  =>  call  telephone,  call  up  phone,  ring 
  =>  call  in 
  =>  telex 
  =>  cable,  telegraph,  wire 
  =>  fax,  telefax,  facsimile 
  =>  e-mail,  email,  netmail 
  =>  call 
  =>  inform 
  =>  wise  up 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  =>  train,  develop,  prepare,  educate 
  =>  retrain 
  =>  drill 
  =>  housebreak 
  =>  toilet-train 
  =>  indoctrinate 
  =>  revolutionize,  revolutionise,  inspire,  infect 
  =>  brainwash 
  =>  drill 
  =>  hammer  in  drill  in  ram  down  beat  in 
  =>  inculcate,  instill,  infuse 
  =>  din 
  =>  catechize,  catechise 
  =>  reinforce,  reward 
  =>  spoonfeed 
  =>  tutor 
  =>  unteach 
  =>  unteach 
  =>  ground 
  =>  lecture,  talk 
  =>  preach,  prophesy 
  =>  evangelize,  evangelise 
  =>  coach,  train 
  =>  enlighten,  edify 
  =>  condition 
  =>  instruct,  apprise,  apprize 
  =>  direct 
  =>  point  the  way 
  =>  brief 
  =>  acquaint 
  =>  warn 
  =>  inform 
  =>  tell  evidence 
  =>  fill  in 
  =>  update 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
  =>  lie 
  =>  romance 
  =>  perjure 
  =>  fib 
  =>  cover  up 
  =>  cover  for 
  =>  equivocate,  tergiversate,  prevaricate,  palter 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  overemphasize,  overemphasise,  overstress 
  =>  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  puff 
  =>  gloat,  triumph,  crow 
  =>  preen,  pride,  congratulate 
  =>  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  glorify 
  =>  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
  =>  pose,  impersonate,  personate 
  =>  masquerade 
  =>  bamboozle,  snow,  hoodwink,  pull  the  wool  over  someone's  eyes,  lead  by  the  nose,  play  false 
  =>  gull,  dupe,  slang,  befool,  cod,  fool,  put  on  take  in  put  one  over  put  one  across 
  =>  pull  the  leg  of  kid 
  =>  understate,  minimize,  minimise 
  =>  trivialize,  trivialise 
  =>  denounce,  tell  on  betray,  give  away  rat,  grass,  peach,  shit,  shop,  snitch,  stag 
  =>  tip  off  sell  out 
  =>  undeceive 
  =>  warn 
  =>  forewarn,  previse 
  =>  caution,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  threaten 
  =>  offer 
  =>  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
  =>  advise,  notify,  give  notice,  send  word  apprise,  apprize 
  =>  familiarize,  familiarise,  acquaint 
  =>  get  into 
  =>  prompt,  remind,  cue 
  =>  volunteer 
  =>  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
  =>  reacquaint 
  =>  reintroduce,  re-introduce 
  =>  present 
  =>  introduce,  bring  out 
  =>  regret 
  =>  fear 
  =>  indicate,  point,  show 
  =>  finger 
  =>  signalize,  point  out  call  attention 
  =>  reflect 
  =>  redound 
  =>  indicate 
  =>  read,  register,  show  record 
  =>  say 
  =>  show 
  =>  attest 
  =>  surcharge 
  =>  strike 
  =>  call 
  =>  indicate,  suggest 
  =>  nark 
  =>  explain,  explicate 
  =>  interpret 
  =>  deconstruct 
  =>  reinterpret,  re-explain 
  =>  commentate 
  =>  misinterpret 
  =>  gloss,  comment 
  =>  commentate 
  =>  account  for 
  =>  naturalize 
  =>  clarify,  clear  up  elucidate 
  =>  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  =>  detail 
  =>  set  forth,  expound,  exposit 
  =>  describe,  depict,  draw 
  =>  represent 
  =>  delineate 
  =>  sketch,  outline,  adumbrate 
  =>  block  out 
  =>  premise 
  =>  exemplify,  illustrate,  instance 
  =>  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  spell  out 
  =>  disambiguate 
  =>  comment 
  =>  secondguess 
  =>  diskjockey,  DJ 
  =>  tell 
  =>  digress,  stray,  divagate,  wander 
  =>  bespeak,  betoken,  indicate,  point,  signal 
  =>  bode,  portend,  auspicate,  prognosticate,  omen,  presage,  betoken,  foreshadow,  augur,  foretell,  prefigure,  forecast,  predict 
  =>  threaten 
  =>  prophesy,  foreshow 
  =>  mark 
  =>  blaze 
  =>  dimension 
  =>  signpost 
  =>  signalize,  distinguish 
  =>  singularize 
  =>  buoy 
  =>  disclose,  let  on  bring  out  reveal,  discover,  expose,  declare,  divulge,  impart,  break,  give  away  let  out 
  =>  blackwash 
  =>  muckrake 
  =>  blow 
  =>  out 
  =>  come  out  of  the  closet,  out  come  out 
  =>  spring 
  =>  betray,  bewray 
  =>  confide 
  =>  unbosom,  relieve 
  =>  leak 
  =>  talk,  tattle,  blab,  peach,  babble,  sing,  babble  out  blab  out 
  =>  talk 
  =>  publicize,  publicise,  air,  bare 
  =>  bulletin 
  =>  publish,  bring  out  put  out  issue,  release 
  =>  circulate,  circularize,  circularise,  distribute,  disseminate,  propagate,  broadcast,  spread,  diffuse,  disperse,  pass  around 
  =>  sow,  sough 
  =>  popularize,  popularise,  vulgarize,  vulgarise 
  =>  carry,  run 
  =>  air,  send  broadcast,  beam,  transmit 
  =>  satellite 
  =>  sportscast 
  =>  telecast,  televise 
  =>  colorcast 
  =>  rerun,  rebroadcast 
  =>  repeat,  reiterate,  ingeminate,  iterate,  restate,  retell 
  =>  ditto 
  =>  harp,  dwell 
  =>  translate,  interpret,  render 
  =>  retranslate 
  =>  mistranslate 
  =>  gloss 
  =>  latinize,  Latinize 
  =>  paraphrase,  rephrase,  reword 
  =>  sum  up  summarize,  summarise,  resume 
  =>  abstract 
  =>  precis 
  =>  docket 
  =>  recapitulate,  recap 
  =>  retrograde,  rehash 
  =>  quote,  cite 
  =>  misquote 
  =>  propagandize,  propagandise 
  =>  announce,  annunciate,  harbinger,  foretell,  herald 
  =>  impart,  leave  give  pass  on 
  =>  tell  narrate,  recount,  spin,  recite 
  =>  relate 
  =>  yarn 
  =>  rhapsodize,  rhapsodise 
  =>  narrate 
  =>  report,  describe,  account 
  =>  report 
  =>  report,  cover 
  =>  announce,  denote 
  =>  denounce 
  =>  meld 
  =>  report 
  =>  check  in  sign  in 
  =>  check  out 
  =>  clock  out  punch  out  clock  off 
  =>  report 
  =>  cry,  blazon  out 
  =>  trump,  trump  out 
  =>  blare  out  blat  out 
  =>  call  out 
  =>  count  off 
  =>  advertise,  publicize,  advertize,  publicise 
  =>  headline 
  =>  ballyhoo 
  =>  post 
  =>  placard,  bill 
  =>  sound 
  =>  disabuse 
  =>  remonstrate,  point  out 
  =>  testify,  bear  witness,  prove,  evidence,  show 
  =>  attest,  certify,  manifest,  demonstrate,  evidence 
  =>  authenticate 
  =>  prove 
  =>  reflect 
  =>  reflect 
  =>  notarize 
  =>  adduce,  abduce,  cite 
  =>  joke,  jest 
  =>  gag,  quip 
  =>  horse  around  arse  around  fool  around  fool 
  =>  pun 
  =>  greet 
  =>  compliment 
  =>  address,  turn  to 
  =>  ask 
  =>  question,  query 
  =>  wonder,  inquire,  enquire 
  =>  request 
  =>  seek 
  =>  interpellate 
  =>  examine 
  =>  quiz,  test 
  =>  cross  examine,  cross  question 
  =>  catechize,  catechise 
  =>  pump 
  =>  check  out  sound  out  feel  out 
  =>  debrief 
  =>  interrogate,  question 
  =>  address,  call 
  =>  nod 
  =>  convey,  impart 
  =>  thank,  give  thanks 
  =>  acknowledge,  recognize,  recognise 
  =>  appreciate 
  =>  hint,  suggest 
  =>  intimate,  adumbrate,  insinuate 
  =>  clue  in 
  =>  allude,  touch,  advert 
  =>  say 
  =>  look 
  =>  flash 
  =>  breathe 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
  =>  sneer 
  =>  imply,  connote 
  =>  burst  out 
  =>  rip  out 
  =>  suggest,  evoke,  paint  a  picture 
  =>  smack,  reek 
  =>  incriminate,  imply,  inculpate 
  =>  imply 
  =>  presuppose 
  =>  suggest,  intimate 
  =>  make  out 
  =>  connote,  predicate 
  =>  give 
  =>  exude 
  =>  vent,  ventilate,  give  vent 
  =>  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate 
  =>  ask 
  =>  lexicalize 
  =>  dogmatize 
  =>  formularize,  formularise 
  =>  frame,  redact,  cast,  put  couch 
  =>  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  wave  off 
  =>  soft-pedal 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  foreground,  highlight,  spotlight,  play  up 
  =>  raise 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
  =>  menace 
  =>  beam 
  =>  smile 
  =>  mean  intend 
  =>  symbolize,  symbolise,  stand  for  represent 
  =>  embody,  be  personify 
  =>  body,  personify 
  =>  exemplify,  represent,  typify 
  =>  typify,  epitomize,  epitomise 
  =>  denote,  refer 
  =>  twist,  twist  around  pervert,  convolute,  sophisticate 
  =>  euphemize 
  =>  hark  back  return,  come  back  recall 
  =>  recur,  go  back 
  =>  name  identify 
  =>  enumerate,  itemize,  itemise 
  =>  list,  name 
  =>  number,  list 
  =>  announce 
  =>  apply 
  =>  slur 
  =>  express,  state 
  =>  vote 
  =>  vote 
  =>  vote 
  =>  signify 
  =>  spell,  import 
  =>  aim 
  =>  drive,  get  aim 
  =>  sign 
  =>  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
  =>  read 
  =>  dictate 
  =>  call 
  =>  vocalize,  phonate 
  =>  troll 
  =>  begin 
  =>  lip  off  shoot  one's  mouth  off 
  =>  shout 
  =>  yell,  scream 
  =>  holler,  holler  out 
  =>  thunder,  roar 
  =>  bawl,  bellow 
  =>  whisper 
  =>  speak  up 
  =>  snap,  snarl 
  =>  enthuse 
  =>  rhapsodize,  rhapsodise 
  =>  speak  in  tongues 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  whiff 
  =>  talk  of  talk  about 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
  =>  negociate,  negotiate,  talk  terms 
  =>  intercede,  mediate,  intermediate,  liaise,  arbitrate 
  =>  treat 
  =>  horse-trade 
  =>  parley 
  =>  palaver 
  =>  dicker,  bargain 
  =>  haggle,  higgle,  chaffer,  huckster 
  =>  beat  down  bargain  down 
  =>  broker 
  =>  powwow 
  =>  debate,  deliberate 
  =>  consider,  debate,  moot,  turn  over  deliberate 
  =>  wrestle 
  =>  think  twice 
  =>  bandy,  kick  around 
  =>  moderate,  chair,  lead 
  =>  advise,  counsel 
  =>  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort 
  =>  push  bear  on 
  =>  nudge 
  =>  bull,  bull  through 
  =>  preach,  advocate 
  =>  sermonize,  sermonise,  preachify,  moralize,  moralise 
  =>  dissuade,  deter 
  =>  talk  out  of 
  =>  warn,  discourage,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  tip  off 
  =>  misadvise,  misadvize,  misguide 
  =>  propound 
  =>  consult 
  =>  contraindicate 
  =>  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  collogue 
  =>  broach,  initiate 
  =>  cover,  treat,  handle,  plow,  deal  address 
  =>  theologize,  theologise 
  =>  discourse,  talk  about  discuss 
  =>  descant 
  =>  talk  shop 
  =>  spiel 
  =>  bandy  about 
  =>  thrash  out  hammer  out 
  =>  blaspheme 
  =>  blubber,  blubber  out 
  =>  drone,  drone  on 
  =>  bumble,  stutter,  stammer,  falter 
  =>  rasp 
  =>  blurt  out  blurt,  blunder  out  ejaculate 
  =>  inflect,  modulate 
  =>  deliver,  present 
  =>  speechify 
  =>  generalize,  generalise 
  =>  chatter,  piffle,  palaver,  prate,  tittle-tattle,  twaddle,  clack,  maunder,  prattle,  blab,  gibber,  tattle,  blabber,  gabble 
  =>  babble,  blather,  smatter,  blether,  blither 
  =>  chatter 
  =>  yack,  jaw,  yack  away  rattle  on  yap  away 
  =>  open  up 
  =>  snivel,  whine 
  =>  murmur 
  =>  coo 
  =>  susurrate 
  =>  mumble,  mutter,  maunder,  mussitate 
  =>  slur 
  =>  bark 
  =>  bay 
  =>  rant,  mouth  off  jabber,  spout,  rabbit  on  rave 
  =>  hiss,  sizz,  siss,  sibilate 
  =>  cackle 
  =>  babble 
  =>  chant,  intone 
  =>  gulp 
  =>  sing 
  =>  place 
  =>  troll 
  =>  croon 
  =>  chant,  intone,  intonate,  cantillate 
  =>  singsong 
  =>  yodel,  warble,  descant 
  =>  warble,  trill,  quaver 
  =>  treble 
  =>  hum 
  =>  belt  out  belt 
  =>  descant  on 
  =>  vocalize,  vocalise 
  =>  harmonize,  harmonise 
  =>  descant 
  =>  minstrel 
  =>  solmizate 
  =>  tweedle,  chirp 
  =>  choir,  chorus 
  =>  sing 
  =>  solmizate 
  =>  troll 
  =>  hymn 
  =>  carol 
  =>  madrigal 
  =>  talk,  speak 
  =>  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  segue 
  =>  ramble  on  ramble,  jog 
  =>  discourse 
  =>  pontificate 
  =>  orate 
  =>  talk  down 
  =>  spiel 
  =>  dogmatize 
  =>  cheek 
  =>  level 
  =>  talk  turkey 
  =>  monologuize,  soliloquize 
  =>  converse,  discourse 
  =>  argue,  contend,  debate,  fence 
  =>  stickle 
  =>  spar 
  =>  quibble,  niggle,  pettifog,  bicker,  squabble,  brabble 
  =>  quarrel,  dispute,  scrap,  argufy,  altercate 
  =>  brawl,  wrangle 
  =>  spat 
  =>  polemize,  polemicize,  polemicise 
  =>  fall  out 
  =>  oppose 
  =>  contest,  contend,  repugn 
  =>  challenge,  dispute,  gainsay 
  =>  call 
  =>  call 
  =>  interview,  question 
  =>  interview 
  =>  interview 
  =>  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit 
  =>  shmooze,  shmoose,  schmooze,  schmoose,  jawbone 
  =>  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  wanton 
  =>  vamp 
  =>  gossip 
  =>  rumor,  rumour,  bruit 
  =>  rap 
  =>  speak,  talk 
  =>  run  on 
  =>  smatter 
  =>  slang 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
  =>  wink 
  =>  stretch  out  put  out  extend,  hold  out  stretch  forth 
  =>  hyperextend 
  =>  shrug 
  =>  clap,  spat 
  =>  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim 
  =>  bravo 
  =>  bless,  sign 
  =>  nod 
  =>  cross  oneself 
  =>  bow,  bow  down 
  =>  congee,  conge 
  =>  shake 
  =>  beckon,  wave 
  =>  telepathize 
  =>  write 
  =>  apostrophize 
  =>  encode,  code,  encipher,  cipher,  cypher,  encrypt,  inscribe,  write  in  code 
  =>  rewrite 
  =>  decode,  decrypt,  decipher 
  =>  transliterate,  transcribe 
  =>  Romanize,  Latinize,  Latinise,  latinise 
  =>  braille 
  =>  transcribe 
  =>  revise,  revize 
  =>  amend 
  =>  sign,  subscribe 
  =>  rubricate 
  =>  dot 
  =>  type  typewrite 
  =>  backspace 
  =>  double-space 
  =>  triple-space 
  =>  touch-type 
  =>  handwrite 
  =>  jot  down  jot 
  =>  scribble,  scrabble 
  =>  write  down  set  down  get  down  put  down 
  =>  transcribe 
  =>  dash  down  dash  off 
  =>  note,  take  down 
  =>  write  out  issue,  make  out  cut 
  =>  check 
  =>  write  up 
  =>  radio 
  =>  write 
  =>  network 
  =>  sign,  signal,  signalize 
  =>  wigwag 
  =>  semaphore 
  =>  heliograph 
  =>  flag 
  =>  whistle 
  =>  semaphore 
  =>  whistle 
  =>  give  throw 
  =>  give  pay 
  =>  offer,  extend 
  =>  give  render 
  =>  dedicate 
  =>  inscribe 
  =>  carry,  convey,  express 
  =>  quantify,  measure 
  =>  scale 
  =>  meter 
  =>  pace 
  =>  clock,  time 
  =>  mistime 
  =>  fathom,  sound 
  =>  titrate 
  =>  plumb 
  =>  weigh 
  =>  heft 
  =>  issue 
  =>  come  across  come  over 
  =>  share 
  =>  get 
  =>  reach  out 
  =>  draw  out 
  =>  patronize,  patronise,  condescend 
  =>  stoop  to 
  =>  communicate 
  =>  manipulate,  keep  in  line  control 
  =>  tease 
  =>  ingratiate 
  =>  cozy  up  cotton  up  shine  up  play  up  sidle  up  suck  up 
  =>  transact 
  =>  deal  sell  trade 
  =>  push 
  =>  deal 
  =>  black  marketeer 
  =>  pyramid 
  =>  market 
  =>  peddle,  monger,  huckster,  hawk,  vend,  pitch 
  =>  turn  over 
  =>  bank 
  =>  marginalize,  marginalise 
  =>  combine 
  =>  summate 
  =>  have 
  =>  invite,  pay  for 
  =>  socialize 
  =>  swing,  get  around 
  =>  fraternize,  fraternise 
  =>  hobnob,  hang  out 
  =>  entertain 
  =>  host 
  =>  feast,  banquet,  junket 
  =>  wine  and  dine 
  =>  emcee,  compere 
  =>  amuse,  divert,  disport 
  =>  get  in  touch,  touch  base,  connect 
  =>  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  group  aggroup 
  =>  team,  team  up 
  =>  gang,  gang  up 
  =>  brigade 
  =>  meet 
  =>  meet  up  with 
  =>  convene 
  =>  reconvene 
  =>  sit 
  =>  converge 
  =>  concentrate 
  =>  caucus 
  =>  club 
  =>  relate 
  =>  oblige,  bind,  hold 
  =>  pledge 
  =>  article 
  =>  indenture 
  =>  tie  down 
  =>  connect 
  =>  disrespect 
  =>  transgress,  offend,  infract,  violate,  go  against,  breach,  break 
  =>  sin 
  =>  fall 
  =>  sin,  blunder,  boob,  goof 
  =>  conflict,  run  afoul,  infringe,  contravene 
  =>  trespass 
  =>  trespass,  intrude 
  =>  break  in  break 
  =>  mesh 
  =>  take  back 
  =>  get  along  with  get  on  with  get  on  get  along 
  =>  bind,  tie,  bond 
  =>  befriend 
  =>  pal,  pal  up  chum  up 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
  =>  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  jeer,  scoff,  flout,  barrack,  gibe 
  =>  kid,  chaff,  jolly,  banter 
  =>  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun 
  =>  satirize,  satirise,  lampoon 
  =>  debunk,  expose 
  =>  unmask,  uncloak 
  =>  stultify 
  =>  deride 
  =>  catcall 
  =>  ignore,  disregard,  snub,  cut 
  =>  wrong 
  =>  aggrieve 
  =>  sandbag 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
  =>  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  gazump 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  overcharge,  soak,  surcharge,  gazump,  fleece,  plume,  pluck,  rob,  hook 
  =>  extort,  rack,  gouge,  wring 
  =>  bleed 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  short-change,  short 
  =>  bilk 
  =>  whipsaw 
  =>  welsh 
  =>  juggle,  beguile,  hoodwink 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  =>  betray,  sell 
  =>  double  cross 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  job 
  =>  shark 
  =>  rig,  set  up 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  crib 
  =>  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  juggle 
  =>  shill 
  =>  trick,  fob,  fox,  pull  a  fast  one  on  play  a  trick  on 
  =>  snooker 
  =>  fool,  gull,  befool 
  =>  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  twotime 
  =>  play  around  fool  around 
  =>  hoax,  pull  someone's  leg,  play  a  joke  on 
  =>  ensnare,  entrap,  frame,  set  up 
  =>  humbug 
  =>  criminalize 
  =>  nurse 
  =>  strong-arm 
  =>  ride  roughshod,  run  roughshod 
  =>  upstage 
  =>  rough-house 
  =>  brutalize,  brutalise 
  =>  do  justice,  do-well  by 
  =>  gloss  over  skate  over  smooth  over  slur  over  skimp  over 
  =>  mistreat,  maltreat,  abuse,  ill-use,  ill-treat 
  =>  kick  around 
  =>  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  intervene,  step  in  interfere,  interpose 
  =>  poke  into  intrude  into  meddle  with  horn  in 
  =>  meddle,  tamper 
  =>  interlope 
  =>  consort,  associate,  affiliate,  assort 
  =>  ally 
  =>  misally 
  =>  go  steady,  go  out  date,  see 
  =>  company,  companion,  accompany,  keep  company 
  =>  philander,  womanize,  womanise 
  =>  react,  oppose 
  =>  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on 
  =>  run  down  check  out 
  =>  buck,  go  against 
  =>  backfire,  backlash 
  =>  take  time  by  the  forelock 
  =>  coact 
  =>  volunteer,  offer 
  =>  get  around  to 
  =>  dally,  toy,  play,  flirt 
  =>  set  about  go  about  approach 
  =>  confront,  face  up  face 
  =>  undertake,  tackle,  take  on 
  =>  participate,  take  part 
  =>  experience,  undergo,  see  go  through 
  =>  know  experience,  live 
  =>  relive,  live  over 
  =>  suffer,  endure 
  =>  die 
  =>  suffer,  meet 
  =>  feel 
  =>  enjoy 
  =>  witness,  find  see 
  =>  catch 
  =>  come 
  =>  partake  in  share  in 
  =>  misbehave,  misconduct,  misdemean 
  =>  act  up  carry  on 
  =>  condescend,  stoop,  lower  oneself 
  =>  behave,  acquit,  bear,  deport,  conduct,  comport,  carry 
  =>  fluster 
  =>  assert,  put  forward 
  =>  deal 
  =>  walk  around 
  =>  pose 
  =>  attitudinize,  attitudinise 
  =>  behave,  comport 
  =>  walk 
  =>  assert  oneself 
  =>  remember  oneself 
  =>  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  =>  take  a  dare,  pick  up  the  gauntlet 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
  =>  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  =>  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  overstrain 
  =>  extend  oneself 
  =>  kill  oneself,  overexert  oneself 
  =>  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
  =>  flounder 
  =>  grope 
  =>  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  struggle 
  =>  scuffle,  tussle 
  =>  wrestle 
  =>  mudwrestle 
  =>  take  pains,  be  at  pains 
  =>  buck 
  =>  give  it  a  whirl,  give  it  a  try 
  =>  gamble,  chance,  risk,  hazard,  take  chances,  adventure,  run  a  risk,  take  a  chance 
  =>  luck  it  luck  through 
  =>  risk,  put  on  the  line  lay  on  the  line 
  =>  venture,  hazard,  adventure,  stake,  jeopardize 
  =>  bell  the  cat 
  =>  woo,  court,  romance,  solicit 
  =>  chase,  chase  after 
  =>  display 
  =>  court 
  =>  dare 
  =>  effect 
  =>  bring  to  bear 
  =>  carry,  execute 
  =>  enforce,  impose 
  =>  dispatch,  discharge,  complete 
  =>  backdate 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise,  counteract 
  =>  anticipate,  foresee,  forestall,  counter 
  =>  prosecute 
  =>  perpetrate,  commit,  pull 
  =>  make 
  =>  recommit 
  =>  rampage 
  =>  riot 
  =>  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  =>  fend 
  =>  hack,  cut 
  =>  scrape  along  scrape  by  scratch  along  squeak  by  squeeze  by  rub  along 
  =>  meet  match,  cope  with 
  =>  condescend,  deign,  descend 
  =>  condescend 
  =>  take  care 
  =>  follow  through  go  through 
  =>  lord  it  over  queen  it  over  put  on  airs,  act  superior 
  =>  stampede 
  =>  make  a  point,  make  sure 
  =>  repeat,  take  over 
  =>  ditto 
  =>  surprise 
  =>  sneak 
  =>  play 
  =>  take 
  =>  guard 
  =>  begin,  start 
  =>  wait,  hold  off  hold  back 
  =>  hold  out 
  =>  delay 
  =>  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  hem  and  haw 
  =>  scruple 
  =>  procrastinate,  stall,  drag  one's  feet,  shillyshally,  dilly-dally,  dillydally 
  =>  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off 
  =>  call 
  =>  hold 
  =>  respite 
  =>  suspend 
  =>  probate 
  =>  reprieve,  respite 
  =>  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep 
  =>  hold 
  =>  run  on  keep  going 
  =>  ride 
  =>  do  well  had  best 
  =>  continue 
  =>  continue,  persist  in 
 
  Sense  2 
  act  behave,  do 
  =>  act  involuntarily,  act  reflexively 
  =>  sneeze 
  =>  blink,  wink,  nictitate,  nictate 
  =>  palpebrate 
  =>  bat,  flutter 
  =>  fart,  break  wind 
  =>  salivate 
  =>  drivel,  drool,  slabber,  slaver,  slobber,  dribble 
  =>  quack 
  =>  menace 
  =>  make 
  =>  swagger,  bluster,  swash 
  =>  freeze 
  =>  wanton 
  =>  romanticize 
  =>  sentimentalise,  sentimentalize 
  =>  bungle 
  =>  play,  toy 
  =>  act  play,  act  as 
  =>  stooge 
  =>  joke,  jest 
  =>  clown,  clown  around  antic 
  =>  piffle 
  =>  make 
  =>  make  as  if 
  =>  break  down  lose  it 
  =>  dissolve 
  =>  die 
  =>  fall  apart,  go  to  pieces 
  =>  dally,  dawdle 
  =>  backslap 
  =>  hugger  mugger 
  =>  sauce 
  =>  footle 
  =>  frivol,  trifle 
  =>  swell,  puff  up 
  =>  follow 
  =>  ramp,  rage,  storm 
 
  Sense  3 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  support 
  =>  enact,  reenact,  act  out 
  =>  act  out 
  =>  impersonate,  portray 
  =>  spoof,  parody 
  =>  travesty 
  =>  emote 
 
  Sense  4 
  act 
  =>  criticize,  criticise 
  =>  bank 
 
  Sense  8 
  act 
  =>  play 
  =>  horse  around  arse  around  fool  around  fool 
  =>  frolic,  lark,  rollick,  skylark,  disport,  sport,  cavort,  gambol,  frisk,  romp,  run  around  lark  about 
  =>  skylark 
  =>  dabble,  paddle,  splash  around 
  =>  drive  around 
  =>  walk  around 
 
  Sense  9 
  dissemble,  pretend,  act 
  =>  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
  =>  play 
  =>  feint 
 
  Sense  10 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  stooge 
  =>  mime,  pantomime 
  =>  overact,  ham,  overplay 
  =>  underact,  underplay 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  act 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  act 
 
  10  senses  of  act 
 
  Sense  1 
  act  move 
  Also  See->  act  on#1;  act  up#1;  act  upon#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  act  behave,  do 
  Also  See->  act  up#2 
 
  Sense  3 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  4 
  act 
  =>  serve 
 
  Sense  5 
  act  play,  act  as 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  6 
  act 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  7 
  work  act 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
 
  Sense  8 
  act 
 
  Sense  9 
  dissemble,  pretend,  act 
 
  Sense  10 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  perform 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  act 
 
  act  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  10) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  act 
 
  Sense  2 
  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  3 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  5 
  act  play,  act  as 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  6 
  act 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  9 
  dissemble,  pretend,  act 
 
  Sense  10 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  perform 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  act 
  =>  serve 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  work  act 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  act 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  act 
  abstract 
  accessory  after  the  fact 
  accessory  before  the  fact 
  accessory  during  the  fact 
  accomplished  fact 
  act 
  act  of  god 
  actaea 
  actaea  alba 
  actaea  rubra 
  acth 
  actias 
  actias  luna 
  actifed 
  actin 
  actinaria 
  acting 
  acting  out 
  actinia 
  actinian 
  actiniaria 
  actiniarian 
  actinic  dermatitis 
  actinic  keratosis 
  actinic  radiation 
  actinic  ray 
  actinide 
  actinide  series 
  actinidia 
  actinidia  arguta 
  actinidia  chinensis 
  actinidia  deliciosa 
  actinidia  polygama 
  actinidiaceae 
  actiniopteris 
  actinism 
  actinium 
  actinoid 
  actinolite 
  actinomeris 
  actinomeris  alternifolia 
  actinometer 
  actinometry 
  actinomyces 
  actinomycetaceae 
  actinomycetales 
  actinomycete 
  actinomycin 
  actinomycosis 
  actinomyxidia 
  actinomyxidian 
  actinon 
  actinopod 
  actinopoda 
  actinotherapy 
  actinozoa 
  actinozoan 
  action 
  action  at  law 
  action  mechanism 
  action  plant 
  action  potential 
  action  replay 
  action  spectrum 
  actitis 
  actitis  hypoleucos 
  actitis  macularia 
  actium 
  activase 
  activated  carbon 
  activated  charcoal 
  activating 
  activating  agent 
  activation 
  activation  energy 
  activator 
  active 
  active  agent 
  active  air  defense 
  active  application 
  active  birth 
  active  citizen 
  active  immunity 
  active  matrix  screen 
  active  placebo 
  active  site 
  active  transport 
  active  trust 
  active  voice 
  activeness 
  activism 
  activist 
  activity 
  actomyosin 
  actor 
  actor's  agent 
  actor's  assistant 
  actor's  line 
  actress 
  acts 
  acts  of  the  apostles 
  actual  damages 
  actual  eviction 
  actual  sin 
  actualisation 
  actuality 
  actualization 
  actuarial  table 
  actuary 
  actuation 
  actuator 
  actus  reus 
  adhesion  contract 
  aleatory  contract 
  alimentary  tract 
  almond  extract 
  artefact 
  artifact 
  autodidact 
  bilateral  contract 
  bract 
  breach  of  contract 
  cataphract 
  cataract 
  cola  extract 
  compact 
  conditional  contract 
  contact 
  contract 
  corticospinal  tract 
  cost-plus  contract 
  digestive  tract 
  electrical  contact 
  employment  contract 
  enabling  act 
  extract 
  eye  contact 
  fact 
  finding  of  fact 
  fraud  in  fact 
  futures  contract 
  gambling  contract 
  gastrointestinal  tract 
  gi  tract 
  impact 
  labor  contract 
  legislative  act 
  lemon  extract 
  lower  respiratory  tract 
  marriage  contract 
  matter  of  fact 
  nerve  tract 
  occupational  safety  and  health  act 
  optic  tract 
  oral  contract 
  output  contract 
  pact 
  powder  compact 
  purchase  contract 
  pyramidal  tract 
  quasi  contract 
  question  of  fact 
  racketeer  influenced  and  corrupt  organizations  act 
  redact 
  requirements  contract 
  respiratory  tract 
  rico  act 
  riot  act 
  scientific  fact 
  service  contract 
  severable  contract 
  sex  act 
  social  contract 
  special  act 
  special  contract 
  speech  act 
  subcompact 
  subcontract 
  suicide  pact 
  tact 
  term  of  a  contract 
  tocktact 
  tract 
  unilateral  contract 
  upper  respiratory  tract 
  urinary  tract 
  vanilla  extract 
  yellow-dog  contract 
 
  Overview  of  noun  act 
 
  The  noun  act  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  act  enactment  --  (a  legal  document  codifying  the  result  of  deliberations  of  a  committee  or  society  or  legislative  body) 
  2.  (26)  act  human  action  human  activity  --  (something  that  people  do  or  cause  to  happen) 
  3.  (9)  act  --  (a  subdivision  of  a  play  or  opera  or  ballet) 
  4.  (3)  act  routine,  number,  turn,  bit  --  (a  short  theatrical  performance  that  is  part  of  a  longer  program;  "he  did  his  act  three  times  every  evening";  "she  had  a  catchy  little  routine";  "it  was  one  of  the  best  numbers  he  ever  did") 
  5.  act  --  (a  manifestation  of  insincerity;  "he  put  on  quite  an  act  for  her  benefit") 
  6.  process,  cognitive  process,  operation,  cognitive  operation,  act  --  (the  performance  of  some  composite  cognitive  activity;  an  operation  that  affects  mental  contents;  "the  process  of  thinking";  "the  act  of  remembering") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  act 
 
  The  verb  act  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  act  move  --  (perform  an  action  "think  before  you  act";  "We  must  move  quickly") 
  2.  (22)  act  behave,  do  --  (behave  in  a  certain  manner;  show  a  certain  behavior;  conduct  or  comport  oneself;  "You  should  act  like  an  adult";  "Don't  behave  like  a  fool";  "What  makes  her  do  this  way?";  "She  played  the  servant  her  husband's  master") 
  3.  (7)  act  play,  represent  --  (play  a  role  or  part  "Gielgud  played  Hamlet";  "She  wants  to  act  Lady  Macbeth  but  she  is  too  young  for  the  role") 
  4.  (4)  act  --  (discharge  one's  duties;  "She  acts  as  the  chair";  "In  what  capacity  are  you  acting?") 
  5.  (1)  act  play,  act  as  --  (pretend  to  have  certain  qualities  or  state  of  mind;  "He  acted  the  idiot";  "She  plays  deaf  when  the  news  are  bad") 
  6.  act  --  (be  suitable  for  theatrical  performance:  "This  scene  acts  well") 
  7.  work  act  --  (have  an  effect  or  outcome;  often  the  one  desired  or  expected;  "The  voting  process  doesn't  work  as  well  as  people  thought";  "How  does  your  idea  work  in  practice?";  "This  method  doesn't  work";  "The  breaks  of  my  new  car  act  quickly";  "The  medicine  works  only  if  you  take  it  with  a  lot  of  water") 
  8.  act  --  (be  engaged  in  an  activity,  often  for  no  particular  purpose  other  than  pleasure) 
  9.  dissemble,  pretend,  act  --  (behave  unnaturally  or  affectedly;  "She's  just  acting") 
  10.  act  play,  roleplay,  playact  --  (perform  on  a  stage  or  theater;  "She  acts  in  this  play";  "He  acted  in  "Julius  Caesar";  "I  played  in  "A  Christmas  Carol") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  act 
  abstract 
  actable 
  actinal 
  acting 
  actinic 
  actinoid 
  actinometric 
  actinometrical 
  actinomorphic 
  actinomorphous 
  actinomycetal 
  actinomycetous 
  actinomycotic 
  actionable 
  activated 
  activating 
  active 
  activist 
  activistic 
  actual 
  actualised 
  actualized 
  actuarial 
  actuated 
  actuating 
  compact 
  contrary  to  fact 
  exact 
  inexact 
  intact 
  matter-of-fact 
  semiabstract 
 
  Overview  of  noun  act 
 
  The  noun  act  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  act  enactment  --  (a  legal  document  codifying  the  result  of  deliberations  of  a  committee  or  society  or  legislative  body) 
  2.  (26)  act  human  action  human  activity  --  (something  that  people  do  or  cause  to  happen) 
  3.  (9)  act  --  (a  subdivision  of  a  play  or  opera  or  ballet) 
  4.  (3)  act  routine,  number,  turn,  bit  --  (a  short  theatrical  performance  that  is  part  of  a  longer  program;  "he  did  his  act  three  times  every  evening";  "she  had  a  catchy  little  routine";  "it  was  one  of  the  best  numbers  he  ever  did") 
  5.  act  --  (a  manifestation  of  insincerity;  "he  put  on  quite  an  act  for  her  benefit") 
  6.  process,  cognitive  process,  operation,  cognitive  operation,  act  --  (the  performance  of  some  composite  cognitive  activity;  an  operation  that  affects  mental  contents;  "the  process  of  thinking";  "the  act  of  remembering") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  act 
 
  The  verb  act  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  act  move  --  (perform  an  action  "think  before  you  act";  "We  must  move  quickly") 
  2.  (22)  act  behave,  do  --  (behave  in  a  certain  manner;  show  a  certain  behavior;  conduct  or  comport  oneself;  "You  should  act  like  an  adult";  "Don't  behave  like  a  fool";  "What  makes  her  do  this  way?";  "She  played  the  servant  her  husband's  master") 
  3.  (7)  act  play,  represent  --  (play  a  role  or  part  "Gielgud  played  Hamlet";  "She  wants  to  act  Lady  Macbeth  but  she  is  too  young  for  the  role") 
  4.  (4)  act  --  (discharge  one's  duties;  "She  acts  as  the  chair";  "In  what  capacity  are  you  acting?") 
  5.  (1)  act  play,  act  as  --  (pretend  to  have  certain  qualities  or  state  of  mind;  "He  acted  the  idiot";  "She  plays  deaf  when  the  news  are  bad") 
  6.  act  --  (be  suitable  for  theatrical  performance:  "This  scene  acts  well") 
  7.  work  act  --  (have  an  effect  or  outcome;  often  the  one  desired  or  expected;  "The  voting  process  doesn't  work  as  well  as  people  thought";  "How  does  your  idea  work  in  practice?";  "This  method  doesn't  work";  "The  breaks  of  my  new  car  act  quickly";  "The  medicine  works  only  if  you  take  it  with  a  lot  of  water") 
  8.  act  --  (be  engaged  in  an  activity,  often  for  no  particular  purpose  other  than  pleasure) 
  9.  dissemble,  pretend,  act  --  (behave  unnaturally  or  affectedly;  "She's  just  acting") 
  10.  act  play,  roleplay,  playact  --  (perform  on  a  stage  or  theater;  "She  acts  in  this  play";  "He  acted  in  "Julius  Caesar";  "I  played  in  "A  Christmas  Carol") 



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