blockade vs action

action vs blockade

blockade and action both are nouns.

blockade and action both are verbs.

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

As nouns, action is a hypernym of blockade; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than blockade:

blockade: a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
action: a military engagement

Other hypernyms of blockade include military action.

blockade (noun)	action (noun)
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
prevents access or progress	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

blockade (verb)	action (verb)
impose a blockade on	put in effect
obstruct access to	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
render unsuitable for passage
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

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