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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

running away go
the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be

escape, flight go
the act of escaping physically

evasion go
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

maneuver, manoeuvre, evasive action
an action aimed at evading an opponent

noun.act

3 Subcategories

clinch go
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
flight maneuver, airplane maneuver go
a maneuver executed by an aircraft
straight-arm go
(American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent