A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.

Synonym of action movie

plural of cause of action

plural of action movie

Of or pertaining to a class action.

plural of action adventure

(art, uncountable) A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.

(chiefly Britain) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer.

A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

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