action vs perform

perform vs action

action is a noun but perform is not a noun.

action and perform both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
perform	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perform is a hyponym of action; that is, perform is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:

action: put in effect
perform: get (something) done

Other hyponyms of action include get over, run, consummate, consummate, do, complete, discharge, dispatch.

action (noun)	perform (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	perform (verb)
put in effect	carry out or perform an action
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	give a performance (of something)
	get (something) done
	perform a function

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