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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

activity go
any specific behavior

control go
the activity of managing or exerting control over something

regulation, regulating go
the act of controlling or directing according to rule

limitation, restriction
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

noun.act

5 Subcategories

load-shedding go
cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
arms control go
a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
hold-down go
a limitation or constraint
freeze go
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
clampdown go
sudden restriction on an activity