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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

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

move, motion, movement go
the act of changing location from one place to another

play, maneuver, manoeuvre go
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

shot, stroke
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

noun.act

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break go
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
carom, cannon go
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
masse, masse shot go
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically
miscue go
a faulty shot in billiards
cut, undercut go
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
swipe go
a sweeping stroke or blow
tennis stroke, tennis shot go
the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
cut, swing, baseball swing go
in baseball
swing, golf stroke, golf shot go
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it