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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

propulsion, actuation
the act of propelling

noun.act

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launching, launch go
the act of propelling with force
launching go
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
drive, thrust, driving force go
the act of applying force to propel something
roll, bowl go
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
throw go
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
push, pushing go
the act of applying force in order to move something away
pull, pulling go
the act of pulling
heave, lift, raise go
the act of raising something
expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out go
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
jump, jumping go
the act of jumping
lob go
the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
wheeling, rolling go
propelling something on wheels
shot, shooting go
the act of firing a projectile
dribble, dribbling go
the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks