Look up: act

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   act
   abbreviation: activity
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   ACT
   ACT is an abbreviation for Action for Children's Television; American Conservatory Theater
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   Act
   Act is Australian slang for pretending to be something you are not.
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   1) What an actor does. 2) Segments of a performance, usually separated by an interval. So the first part is Act 1, the second Act 2, and so on.
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   A reading of the amount of time it takes the blood to clot.
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   [n] - a manifestation of insincerity 2. [n] - a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 3. [n] - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 4. [n] - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 5. [n] - something that people do or cause to happen 6. [v] - be suitable for theatrical performance 7. [v] - be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 8. [v] - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 9. [v] - perform on a stage or theater 10. [v] - play a role or part 11. [v] - discharge one's duties 12. [v] - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind 13. [v] - behave in a certain manner
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   ACT
   automatic custody transfer
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    act
    In drama, the principal division of a play, usually marking a change of location, time, or mood. Acts are subdivided into scenes. All Shakespeare's plays are printed in five acts. The majority of...
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    Act
    The written law of a country, also called a statute. An Act sets out legal rules, and has normally been passed by both Houses of Parliament in the form of a Bill and agreed to by the Crown.
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    ACT
    1. (software) Annual Change Traffic. 2. (company) Ada Core Technologies.
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    act
    a tax payable by corporations in respect of dividends paid.It can be offset against a company`s liability to corporation tax Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • one of the periods into which the action of a play is divided. Category: General • the fraction of the software product`s source code which changes during a year,either through addition or modificatio...
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    Act
    Law, as an act of parliament
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    Act (ăkt) noun [ Latin actus , from agere to drive, do: confer French acte . See Agent .] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. « That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. Wordsworth. ...
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    Act transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Acted ; present participle & verbal noun Acting .] [ Latin actus , past participle of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by English act , noun ] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [ Obsolete] « Self-love, the spring of motion, ac ...
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    Act intransitive verb 1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. 2. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. « He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest. Pope. » 3. To behave or conduct, as in mor ...
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    act
    1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. 'That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.' (Wordsworth) Hence, in specific uses: ... The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a le ...
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    act
    noun a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
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    act
    human action noun something that people do or cause to happen
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    move verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); `think before you act`; `We must move quickly`; `The governor should act on the new energy bill`; `The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel`
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    behave verb 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?`; `The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people`
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    verb discharge one`s duties; `She acts as the chair`; `In what capacity are you acting?`
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    verb play a role or part; `Gielgud played Hamlet`; `She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role`; `She played the servant to her husband`s master`
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    act
    verb be suitable for theatrical performance; `This scene acts well`
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