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act A0067200 (ăkt)n.1. The process of doing or performing something: the act of thinking.2. a. Something done or performed; a deed: a charitable act.b. Law Something done that has legal significance: a criminal act.3. A statute or other law formally adopted by a legislative body: an act of Congress.4. A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.5. One of the major divisions of a play, opera, or film.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 Ophelia 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: Don't 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 out1. To perform in or as if in a play; represent dramatically: act out a story.2. To realize in action: wanted to act out his theory.3. To engage in socially inappropriate or impulsive behavior as a manifestation of psychological or emotional pain or turmoil. act up1. 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 (one's) act Slang To improve one's behavior or performance. get into the act To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation. get (one's) act together Slang To get organized.
[Middle English, from Old French acte, from Latin āctus, a doing, and āctum, a thing done, both from past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
ac′ta·bil′i·ty n.act′a·ble adj.Usage Note: 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, one may want a piece of the action, but not a piece of the act. The demands of meaning or idiom often require one word or the other. In some cases, either can be used: my act (or action) was premature.
ACT 1 A0067300 (ā′sē-tē′) A trademark for a standardized college entrance examination.
ACT 2abbr. Australian Capital Territoryact out vb (adverb) 1. (tr) to reproduce (an idea, former event, etc) in actions, often by mime2. (Psychiatry) psychiatry to express unconsciously (a repressed impulse or experience) in overt behaviourThesaurus| Verb | 1. |  act out - represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"act, play, represent - 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" | | 2. |  act out - act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"enact, reenactact, play, represent - 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 out1. To behave poorly or inappropriately, especially considering one's age. My son is always so happy at home, so I can't understand why he's suddenly acting out at school. You're in middle school now, so if you act out in class, you will be sent to the principal's office.2. To perform a role, often an imaginary one (as in a play). Jennifer did a superb job acting out the role of Auntie Mame in the play. I don't want to upset my mom during the holidays, so I am acting out the part of dutiful daughter.3. To express one's negative feelings, usually to another person. I got tired of Mark constantly acting out his anger out on me, so I ended our relationship.4. To communicate through actions or gestures instead of words. Henry was suffering from a severe case of laryngitis and had lost his voice, so he had to act out his thoughts during the meeting. There's no talking in this game—you have to act out the movie you're assigned, and we will try to guess it.See also: act, outact something out 1. to perform in real life a role that one has imagined in a fantasy. When I was onstage, I was really acting an old fantasy out. I acted out an old fantasy onstage. 2. to convert one's bad feelings into action rather than words. Don't act your aggressions out on me! She acted out her aggression. 3. to demonstrate or communicate something through gestures or action rather than words. Act your request out, if you can't say it. She had a sore throat and had to act out her request.See also: act, outact Outto behave badly. (Usually used to describe young people.) Your son has been acting out in the classroom, and his teacher feels that professional intervention is desirable.See also: act, outact out1. Perform or portray something or someone, as in As she read to the class, the teacher had each child act out a different character in the story . [c. 1600] 2. Express unconscious feelings or impulses through one's behavior, without being aware of it. For example, She acted out her anger at her father by screaming at her husband. This meaning comes from 20th-century psychological theory and usually (but not always) refers to negative or hostile impulses and emotions. The term is sometimes used without an object to mean "misbehave" or "behave disruptively," as in The child is acting out in class. [First half of 1900s] In both usages, out means "openly" or "publicly." See also: act, outact outv.1. To communicate something through actions rather than words: In a game of charades, you describe words by acting them out. One comedian acted out simple phrases, and the other one tried to guess what they were.2. To play some role: The first graders acted out the roles of the villagers in the school play.3. To fulfill some role: Though they no longer trusted him, they continued to act out their parts as good wife and daughter.4. To express some feeling or emotion behaviorally, especially unconsciously: I understand why you're angry, but I don't like the way you're acting out your aggression toward me.5. To demonstrate bad behavior or negative feelings: The student was upset after losing the game and began to act out in class.See also: act, outEncyclopediaSeeactMedicalSeeACTFinancialSeeActact out
Related to act out: act upSynonyms for act outverb represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stageRelated Wordsverb act outSynonymsRelated Words |