An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position

(physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber.

(chiefly US and Canada) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer, especially one which is limited in duration or severity.

(physics) the concept that an object can be affected, changed, moved, or otherwise affected without being physically touched by another object.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of get action

A film technique in which still frames depicting successive positions are displayed to create the illusion of movement.

plural of action point

(video games) A point that the player can "spend" on performing various in-game actions, such as spell-casting, which require various numbers of points.

(law) an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute.

A cinema that shows mainstream action films.