human_action (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *human action*:
NOUN	Tops	human action, act, deed, human activity	something that people do or cause to happen

English > *human action*: 1 sense > noun 1, Tops
Meaning	Something that people do or cause to happen.
Synonyms	act, deed, human activity
Narrower	acquiring, getting	The act of acquiring something
	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
Spanish	acción humana, acción, actividad humana, acto
Catalan	acció humana, acció, acte, activitat humana

HyperDic: human_action