act
noun
1 act
A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
synonym: enactment.
Roget 697:
precept,
direction,
instruction,
charge;
prescript,
prescription;
recipe,
receipt;
golden rule;
maxim
etc.
496.
rule,
canon,
law,
code,
corpus juris [Lat.],
lex scripta [Lat.],
act,
statute,
rubric,
stage direction,
regulation;
form,
formula,
formulary;
technicality;
canon law;
norm.
order
etc.
(command)
741.
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Roget 599:
the drama,
the stage,
the theater,
the play;
film the film,
movies,
motion pictures,
cinema,
cinematography;
theatricals,
dramaturgy,
histrionic art,
buskin,
sock,
cothurnus†,
Melpomene and Thalia,
Thespis.
play,
drama,
stage play,
piece [Fr.],
five-act play,
tragedy,
comedy,
opera,
vaudeville,
comedietta†,
lever de rideau [Fr.],
interlude,
afterpiece†,
exode†,
farce,
divertissement,
extravaganza,
burletta†,
harlequinade†,
pantomime,
burlesque,
opera bouffe [Fr.],
ballet,
spectacle,
masque,
drame comedie drame [Fr.];
melodrama,
melodrame†;
comidie larmoyante [Fr.],
sensation drama;
tragicomedy,
farcical-comedy;
monodrame monologue;
duologue trilogy†;
charade,
proverbs;
mystery,
miracle play;
musical,
musical comedy.
[movies]
western,
horse opera;
flick [Coll.];
spy film,
love story,
adventure film,
documentary,
nature film;
pornographic film,
smoker,
skin flick,
X-rated film.
act,
scene,
tableau;
induction,
introduction;
prologue,
epilogue;
libretto.
performance,
representation,
mise en scene [Fr.],
stagery†,
jeu de theatre [Fr.];
acting;
gesture
etc.
550;
impersonation
etc.
554;
stage business,
gag,
buffoonery.
light comedy,
genteel comedy,
low comedy.
theater;
playhouse,
opera house;
house;
music hall;
amphitheater,
circus,
hippodrome,
theater in the round;
puppet show,
fantoccini†;
marionettes,
Punch and Judy.
auditory,
auditorium,
front of the house,
stalls,
boxes,
pit,
gallery,
parquet;
greenroom,
coulisses [Fr.].
flat;
drop,
drop scene;
wing,
screen,
side scene;
transformation scene,
curtain,
act drop;
proscenium.
stage,
scene,
scenery,
the boards;
trap,
mezzanine floor;
flies;
floats,
footlights;
offstage;
orchestra.
theatrical costume,
theatrical properties.
movie studio,
back lot,
on location.
part,
role,
character,
dramatis personae [Lat.];
repertoire.
actor,
thespian,
player;
method actor;
stage player,
strolling player;
stager,
performer;
mime,
mimer†;
artists;
comedian,
tragedian;
tragedienne,
Roscius;
star,
movie star,
star of stage and screen,
superstar,
idol,
sex symbol;
supporting actor,
supporting cast;
ham,
hamfatter [Slang];
masker†.
pantomimist,
clown harlequin,
buffo†,
buffoon,
farceur,
grimacer,
pantaloon,
columbine;
punchinello†;
pulcinello†,
pulcinella†;
extra,
bit-player,
walk-on role,
cameo appearance;
mute,
figurante†,
general utility;
super,
supernumerary.
company;
first tragedian,
prima donna [Sp.],
protagonist;
jeune premier [Fr.];
debutant,
debutante [Fr.];
light comedian,
genteel comedian,
low comedian;
walking gentleman,
amoroso†,
heavy father,
ingenue [Fr.],
jeune veuve [Fr.].
mummer,
guiser†,
guisard†,
gysart†,
masque.
mountebank,
Jack Pudding;
tumbler,
posture master,
acrobat;
contortionist;
ballet dancer,
ballet girl;
chorus singer;
coryphee danseuse [Fr.].
property man,
costumier,
machinist;
prompter,
call boy;
manager;
director,
stage manager,
acting manager.
producer,
entrepreneur,
impresario;
backer,
investor,
angel [Fig.].
dramatic author,
dramatic writer;
play writer,
playwright;
dramatist,
mimographer†.
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Roget 741:
command,
order,
ordinance,
act,
fiat,
hukm†,
bidding,
dictum,
hest†,
behest,
call,
beck,
nod.
despatch,
dispatch;
message,
direction,
injunction,
charge,
instructions;
appointment,
fixture.
demand,
exaction,
imposition,
requisition,
claim,
reclamation,
revendication†;
ultimatum
etc.
(terms)
770;
request
etc.
765;
requirement.
dictation;
dictate,
mandate;
caveat,
decree,
senatus consultum [Lat.];
precept;
prescript,
rescript;
writ,
ordination,
bull,
ex cathedra pronouncement [Lat.],
edict,
decretal†,
dispensation,
prescription,
brevet,
placit†,
ukase,
ukaz [Rus.],
firman,
hatti-sherif†,
warrant,
passport,
mittimus,
mandamus,
summons,
subpoena,
nisi prius [Lat.],
interpellation,
citation;
word,
word of command;
mot d'ordre [Fr.];
bugle call,
trumpet call;
beat of drum,
tattoo;
order of the day;
enactment
etc.
(law)
963;
plebiscite
etc.
(choice)
609.
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Polish: akt
2 act
Something that people do or cause to happen.
synonyms: deed, human action, human activity.
Roget 680:
action,
performance;
doing,
etc.
v.;
perpetration;
exercise,
excitation;
movement,
operation,
evolution,
work;
labor
etc.
(exertion)
686;
praxis,
execution;
procedure
etc.
(conduct)
692;
handicraft;
business
etc.
625;
agency
etc.
(power at work)
170.
deed,
act,
overt act,
stitch,
touch,
gest transaction†,
job,
doings,
dealings,
proceeding,
measure,
step,
maneuver,
bout,
passage,
move,
stroke,
blow;
coup,
coup de main,
coup d'etat [Fr.];
tour de force
etc.
(display)
882;
feat,
exploit;
achievement
etc.
(completion)
729;
handiwork,
workmanship;
manufacture;
stroke of policy
etc.
(plan)
626.
actor
etc.
(doer)
690.
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Dutch: actie, doen, gang, handeling, verrichten, verrichting
Polish: uczynek, akt, czyn, działanie, postępek
3 act
A subdivision of a play or opera or ballet.
Dutch: akte, bedrijf
Polish: akt
4 act
A short performance that is part of a longer program:
— He did his act three times every evening.
synonyms: bit, number, routine, turn.
Dutch: akte, daad, handeling, spelen, acteren, act, nummer
Polish: numer, punkt, punkt programu
5 act
A manifestation of insincerity.
Polish: zachowanie
verb
1 act
Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action):
— Think before you act.
— The governor should act on the new energy bill.
— The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel.
synonym: move.
Dutch: handelen
2 act
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself:
— You should act like an adult.
— The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people.
synonyms: behave, do.
Roget 625:
pass one's time in,
employ one's time in,
spend one's time in;
employ oneself in,
employ oneself upon;
occupy oneself with,
concern oneself with;
make it one's business
etc.
n.;
undertake
etc.
676;
enter a profession;
betake oneself to,
turn one's hand to;
have to do with
etc.
(do)
680.
office,
place,
post,
chargeship†,
incumbency,
living;
situation,
berth,
employ;
service
etc.
(servitude)
749;
engagement;
undertaking
etc.
676.
drive a trade;
carry on a trade,
do a trade,
transact a trade,
carry on business,
do business,
transact business
etc.
n.;
keep a shop;
ply one's task,
ply one's trade;
labor in one's vocation;
pursue the even tenor of one's way;
attend to business,
attend to one's work.
officiate,
serve,
act;
act one's part,
play one's part;
do duty;
serve the office of,
discharge the office of,
perform the office of,
perform the duties of,
perform the functions of;
hold an office,
fill an office,
fill a place,
fill a situation;
hold a portfolio,
hold a place,
hold a situation.
be about,
be doing,
be engaged in,
be employed in,
be occupied with,
be at work on;
have one's hands in,
have in hand;
have on one's hands,
have on one's shoulders;
bear the burden;
have one's hands full
etc.
(activity)
682.
be in the hands of,
be on the stocks,
be on the anvil;
pass through one's hands.
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Roget 680:
do,
perform,
execute;
achieve
etc.
(complete)
729;
transact,
enact;
commit,
perpetrate,
inflict;
exercise,
prosecute,
carry on,
work,
practice,
play.
employ oneself,
ply one's task;
officiate,
have in hand
etc.
(business)
625;
labor
etc.
686;
be at work;
pursue a course;
shape one's course
etc.
(conduct)
692.
act,
operate;
take action,
take steps;
strike a blow,
lift a finger,
stretch forth one's hand;
take in hand
etc.
(undertake)
676;
put oneself in motion;
put in practice;
carry into execution
etc.
(complete)
729;
act upon.
be an actor
etc.
690;
take a part in,
act a part in,
play a part in,
perform a part in;
participate in;
have a hand in,
have a finger in the pie;
have to do with;
be a party to,
be a participator in;
bear a hand,
lend a hand;
pull an oar,
run in a race;
mix oneself up with
etc.
(meddle)
682.
be in action;
come into operation
etc.
(power at work)
170.
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Dutch: bezoeken, zich gedragen, doen, gedragen, spelen
3 act
Play a role or part:
— She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role.
synonyms: play, represent.
Roget 19:
imitate,
copy,
mirror,
reflect,
reproduce,
repeat;
do like,
echo,
reecho,
catch;
transcribe;
match,
parallel.
mock,
take off,
mimic,
ape,
simulate,
impersonate,
personate;
act
etc.
(drama)
599;
represent
etc.
554;
counterfeit,
parody,
travesty,
caricature,
lampoon,
burlesque.
follow in the steps of,
tread in the steps,
follow in the footsteps of,
follow in the wake of;
take pattern by;
follow suit,
follow the example of;
walk in the shoes of,
take a leaf out of another's book,
strike in with,
follow suit;
take after,
model after;
emulate.
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Roget 554:
represent,
delineate;
depict,
depicture†;
portray;
take a likeness,
catch a likeness
etc.
n.;
hit off,
photograph,
daguerreotype;
snapshot;
figure,
shadow forth,
shadow out;
adumbrate;
body forth;
describe
etc.
594;
trace,
copy;
mold.
dress up;
illustrate,
symbolize.
paint
etc.
556;
carve
etc.
557;
engrave
etc.
558.
personate,
personify;
impersonate;
assume a character;
pose as;
act;
play
etc.
(drama)
599;
mimic
etc.
(imitate)
19;
hold the mirror up to nature.
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Dutch: acteren, spelen, toneelspelen
4 act
5 act
Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind:
— He acted the idiot.
synonyms: act as, play.
Roget 599:
act,
play,
perform;
put on the stage;
personate
etc.
554;
mimic
etc.
(imitate)
19;
enact;
play a part,
act a part,
go through a part,
perform a part;
rehearse,
spout,
gag,
rant;
strut and fret one's hour upon a stage;"
tread the boards,
tread the stage;
come out;
star it.
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Roget 170:
be in action
etc.
adj.;
operate,
work;
act,
act upon;
perform,
play,
support,
sustain,
strain,
maintain,
take effect,
quicken,
strike.
come play,
come bring into operation;
have play,
have free play;
bring to bear upon.
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Dutch: betonen, houden, uithangen, voordoen
6 act
Be suitable for theatrical performance.
7 act
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected:
— How does your idea work in practice?.
— The breaks of my new car act quickly.
synonym: work.
Dutch: werken
8 act
Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure.
9 act
Behave unnaturally or affectedly:
— She's just acting.
synonyms: dissemble, pretend.
Dutch: kwezelen, femelen, huichelen
10 act
Perform on a stage or theater:
— She acts in this play.
— He acted in `Julius Caesar'.
synonyms: play, playact, roleplay.
Dutch: rollenspel
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