English > deed: 2 senses > noun 2, Tops| Meaning | Something that people do or cause to happen. |
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| Synonyms | act, human action, human activity |
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| Narrower | acquiring, getting | The act of acquiring something |
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| action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| activity | Any specific behavior |
| assumption | The act of assuming or taking for granted |
| causing, causation | The act of causing something to happen / happen |
| communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
| delivery, obstetrical delivery | The act of delivering a child |
| departure, going, going away, leaving | The act of departing |
| derivation | The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin |
| discovery, find, uncovering | The act of discovering something |
| disposal, disposition | The act or means of getting rid of something |
| distribution | The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning |
| egress, egression, emergence | The act of coming (or going) out |
| equalization, equalisation, leveling | The act of making equal or uniform / uniform |
| exhumation, disinterment, digging up | The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried |
| forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice | The act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| group action | action taken by a group of people |
| hindrance, hinderance, interference | The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
| hire | The act of hiring something or someone |
| implementation, effectuation | The act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something) |
| inactivity | Inactive |
| judgment, judgement, assessment | The act of judging / judging / judging or assessing a person or situation or event |
| leaning | The act of deviating from a vertical position |
| legitimation | The act of rendering a person legitimate |
| mitzvah, mitsvah | (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty |
| motivation, motivating | The act of motivating |
| nonaccomplishment, nonachievement | An act that does not achieve its intended goal |
| proclamation, promulgation | The formal act of proclaiming |
| production | The act or process of producing something |
| propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
| recovery, retrieval | The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) |
| rejection | The act of rejecting something |
| residency, residence, abidance | The act of dwelling in a place |
| running away | The act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be |
| speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| stay | Continuing or remaining in a place or state |
| stop, stoppage | The act of stopping something |
| touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| waste, permissive waste | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect |
| wear, wearing | The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment |
| Broader | event | Something that happens at a given place and time |
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| Spanish | acción humana, acción, actividad humana, acto |
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| Catalan | acció humana, acció, acte, activitat humana |
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