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act

act - noun

The process of doing: action. See action.
Something done: action, deed, doing, thing, work. See do.
The formal product of a legislative or judicial body: assize, bill, enactment, law, legislation, lex, measure, statute. See law.
A short theatrical piece within a larger production: sketch, skit. See performing arts.
A display of insincere behavior: acting, disguise, dissemblance, masquerade, pretense, sham, show, simulation. See honest. true.

To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit. See be.
To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of: counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. See honest. true.
To react in a specified way: behave, function, operate, perform, work. See action.
To perform the duties of another: function, officiate, serve. See do. substitute.
To play the part of: do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent. See action. performing arts. substitute.
To produce on the stage. do, dramatize, enact, give, perform, present, put on, stage. See performing arts.

To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: carry on, misbehave. Informal cut up, horse around. See good.
To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties: malfunction, misbehave. See thrive.