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ACT 1  (s-t)
A trademark for a standardized college entrance examination.
ACT 2
abbr.
Australian Capital Territory
act  (kt)
n.
1. The process of doing or performing something: the act of thinking.
2. Something done or performed; a deed: a charitable act.
3. A product, such as a statute, decree, or enactment, resulting from a decision by a legislative or judicial body: an act of Congress.
4. A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.
5. One of the major divisions of a play or opera.
6.
a. A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation: a juggling act; a magic act.
b. The actor or actors presenting such a performance: joined the act in Phoenix.
7. A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose: put on an act.
v. act·ed, act·ing, acts
v.tr.
1. To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of: She plans to act Lady Macbeth in summer stock.
2. To perform (a role) on the stage: act the part of the villain.
3.
a. To behave like or pose as; impersonate: Dont act the fool.
b. To behave in a manner suitable for: Act your age.
v.intr.
1. To behave or comport oneself: She acts like a born leader.
2. To perform in a dramatic role or roles.
3. To be suitable for theatrical performance: This scene acts well.
4. To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.
5. To appear or seem to be: The dog acted ferocious.
6. To carry out an action: We acted immediately. The governor has not yet acted on the bill.
7. To operate or function in a specific way: His mind acts quickly.
8. To serve or function as a substitute for another: A coin can act as a screwdriver.
9. To produce an effect: waited five minutes for the anesthetic to act.
Phrasal Verbs:
act out
1.
a. To perform in or as if in a play; represent dramatically: act out a story.
b. To realize in action: wanted to act out his theory.
2. To express (unconscious impulses, for example) in an overt manner without conscious understanding or regard for social appropriateness.
act up
1. To misbehave.
2. To malfunction.
3. Informal To become active or troublesome after a period of quiescence: My left knee acts up in damp weather. Her arthritis is acting up again.
Idioms:
be in on the act
To be included in an activity.
clean up (ones) act Slang
To improve ones behavior or performance.
get into the act
To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation.
get (ones) act together Slang
To get organized.
[Middle English, from Old French acte, from Latin ctus, a doing, and ctum, a thing done, both from past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
acta·bili·ty n.
acta·ble adj.
Usage Note: The words act and action both mean a deed and the process of doing. However, other senses of act, such as a decision made by a legislative body and of action, such as habitual or vigorous activity show that act tends to refer to a deed while action tends to refer to the process of doing. Thus, people engage in sex acts but not sex actions. By the same token, a person may want a piece of the action, but not a piece of the act. The demands of meaning or idiom will often require one word or the other. But in some cases either can be used: my act (or action) was premature.


act  /kt/  v. 1 [I] to take action, proceed: The boss acted right away on my suggestion. 2 [I] to show, esp. an emotion: He acts as though he is pleased. 3 [I;T] to perform a role: He acted in a Shakespeare play. 4 [T] to work, to function: That medicine acts fast to relieve pain.

Thesaurus: act v. 1 to do s.t. Ant. to ignore. 2 to behave 3 to have a part in, play in 4 to operate.
n. 1 an event, happening: Attacking another nation is an act of war. 2 a part of a play: We especially enjoyed the third act of the play. 3 (in acting) a routine: He is a comedian with a funny act. 4 infrml. to get ones act together: to organize oneself and do s.t. useful: Tomorrow there will be an important meeting, so Id better get my act together and prepare for it. 5 to put on an act: to make believe, pretend, (syn.) to feign: He put on an act of being sick so he could leave work early. 6 phrasal v. sep. to act out s.t.: to perform, cary out: We acted out a story in English class.||We acted it out. 7 phrasal v. to act up: a. to behave badly, inappropriately: The children acted up in class and broke a chair. b. to function badly: If your car is acting up again, take it back to the mechanic. act
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