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"Act" Definition
noun
A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose: put on an act.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation: a juggling act; a magic act.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A product, such as a statute, decree, or enactment, resulting from a decision by a legislative or judicial body: an act of Congress.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
One of the major divisions of a play or opera.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
phrasal-verb
Act out To express (unconscious impulses, for example) in an overt manner without conscious understanding or regard for social appropriateness.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Act out To perform in or as if in a play; represent dramatically: act out a story.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Act out To realize in action: wanted to act out his theory.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Act up 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.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Act up To malfunction.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
idiom
Be in on the act To be included in an activity.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Get into the act To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To appear or seem to be: The dog acted ferocious.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To be suitable for theatrical performance: This scene acts well.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To behave or comport oneself: She acts like a born leader.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To carry out an action: We acted immediately. The governor has not yet acted on the bill.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To behave in a manner suitable for: Act your age.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To perform (a role) on the stage: act the part of the villain.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of: She plans to act Lady Macbeth in summer stock.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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