The difference between Action and Deed
When used as nouns, action means something done so as to accomplish a purpose, whereas deed means an action or act.
When used as verbs, action means to act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect, whereas deed means to transfer real property by deed.
Action is also interjection with the meaning: demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.
check bellow for the other definitions of Action and Deed
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Action as a noun:
Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
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Action as a noun:
A way of motion or functioning.
Examples:
"Knead bread with a rocking action."
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Action as a noun:
Fast-paced activity.
Examples:
"a movie full of exciting action"
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Action as a noun:
A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
Examples:
"a rifle action"
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Action as a noun (music):
The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
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Action as a noun (slang):
sexual intercourse.
Examples:
"She gave him some action."
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Action as a noun:
The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.
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Action as a noun (military):
Combat.
Examples:
"He saw some action in the Korean War."
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Action as a noun (legal):
A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
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Action as a noun (mathematics):
A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
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Action as a noun (physics):
The product of energy and time, esp. the product of the Lagrangian and time.
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Action as a noun:
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
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Action as a noun (art, painting and sculpture):
The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
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Action as a noun (bowling):
spin put on the bowling ball.
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Action as a noun (business, obsolete, a Gallicism):
A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
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Action as a verb (transitive, management):
To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
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Action as a verb (transitive, chiefly, archaic):
To initiate a legal action against someone.
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Deed as a noun:
An action or act; something that is done.
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Deed as a noun:
A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
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Deed as a noun:
Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
Examples:
"I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed."
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Deed as a noun (legal):
A legal contract showing bond in form of a document.
Examples:
"I inherited the deed to the house."
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Deed as a verb (informal):
To transfer real property by deed.
Examples:
"He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver."