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"Act" Definition

noun

A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.
A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose: put on an act.
A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation: a juggling act; a magic act.
A product, such as a statute, decree, or enactment, resulting from a decision by a legislative or judicial body: an act of Congress.
One of the major divisions of a play or opera.

abbreviation

Action for Children's Television.
Association of Classroom Teachers.
Australian Capital Territory.
Active.
Actor.

phrasal-verb

Act out To express (unconscious impulses, for example) in an overt manner without conscious understanding or regard for social appropriateness.
Act out To perform in or as if in a play; represent dramatically: act out a story.
Act out To realize in action: wanted to act out his theory.
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.
Act up To malfunction.

idiom

Be in on the act To be included in an activity.
Get into the act To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation.

verb-intransitive

To appear or seem to be: The dog acted ferocious.
To be suitable for theatrical performance: This scene acts well.
To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.
To behave or comport oneself: She acts like a born leader.
To carry out an action: We acted immediately. The governor has not yet acted on the bill.

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