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set up vs action

action vs set up

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

set up and action both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
set up No No Yes No
action Yes No Yes No
As verbs, action is a hyponym of set up; that is, action is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than set up:
  • set up: produce
  • action: put in effect
set up (noun) action (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
set up (verb) action (verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event put in effect
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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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