action vs run

action and run both are nouns.

action and run both are verbs.

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

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

action: put in effect
run: conduct to completion

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

action (noun)	run (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
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	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
something done (usually as opposed to something said)	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
a military engagement	a regular trip
an act by a government body or supranational organization	a short trip
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism	the act of testing something
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).	an unbroken chronological sequence
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful	the pouring forth of a fluid
the series of events that form a plot	a row of unravelled stitches
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)	a race run on foot
the state of being active	a race between candidates for elective office
	an unbroken series of events
	a small stream
	the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
	unrestricted freedom to use
	the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

action (verb)	run (verb)
put in effect	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
	progress by being changed
	change from one state to another
	become undone
	cause to perform
	compete in a race
	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
	perform as expected when applied
	pass over, across, or through
	be operating, running or functioning
	conduct to completion
	cause to emit recorded audio or video
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
	move along, of liquids
	keep company
	sail before the wind
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	cover by running; run a certain distance
	run with the ball; in such sports as football
	be diffused
	travel a route regularly
	cause an animal to move fast
	move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
	travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
	deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
	make without a miss
	direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
	set animals loose to graze
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
	be affected by; be subjected to
	continue to exist
	have a particular form
	extend or continue for a certain period of time
	occur persistently
	change or be different within limits
	cause something to pass or lead somewhere

action vs run

action and run both are nouns.

action and run both are verbs.

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