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101act on — Synonyms and related words: act upon, affect, approach, bear a hand, bear upon, concentrate on, condemn, decree, do something, do something about, doom, draw, draw on, exert influence, find, find against, find for, focus on, get cozy with, get… …
102act it — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Deliberately behaving in an obtuse manner. Trying it on Example:Twelve pints isnae enuff tae get ye pished so dinnae act it …
103act on — (Roget s IV) , v. 1. [To act in accordance with] Syn. heed, follow, attend to; see follow 2 , obey 1 . 2. [To influence] Syn. affect, sway, impress; see influence …
104act up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. carry on, create a disturbance, cause trouble, malfunction; see break down 3 , hurt 4 , misbehave . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. misbehave, act out, raise hell, *sow one s wild oats, rebel, *kick, *throw a tantrum,… …
105act — See: read the riot act …
106act\ up — v informal 1. To behave badly; act rudely or impolitely. The dog acted up as the postman came to the door. 2. To work or run poorly (as a after all machine); skip; miss. Thе car acted up because the spark plugs were dirty …
107Act — (engl. für Akt, Nummer) Der Begriff stammt aus dem Showbusiness und ist ein cooles Synonym für Interpret, Künstler oder Band. In der Umgangssprache bedeutet Act auch so viel wie Schwierigkeiten oder Stress …
108act up — informal behave badly. → act …
109act up — 1. to behave badly. Sometimes kids act up because they just want attention. Usage notes: usually used to refer to children 2. to operate badly. My computer began acting up and I lost a whole day s work. 3. to become active. Her allergies acted up …
110act up — informal 1) all children act up from time to time Syn: misbehave, behave badly, be up to mischief, become unruly 2) the engine was acting up Syn: malfunction, go wrong, be defective, be faulty; informal be on the blink, be on the fritz …
