action vs set up

set up vs action

action is a noun but set up is not a noun.

action and set up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
set up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set up is a hypernym of action; that is, set up is a word with a broader meaning than action:

action: put in effect
set up: produce

Other hypernyms of action include complete, finish, effect, effectuate.

action (noun)	set up (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)	set up (verb)
put in effect	get ready for a particular purpose or event
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
	equip with sails or masts
	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
	put into a proper or systematic order
	erect and fasten
	set up for use
	place
	create by putting components or members together
	construct, build, or erect
	begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
	produce
	take or catch as if in a snare or trap
	arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
	set up or found

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