ALL meanings of act out
act out
A a - phrasal verb act out If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play. 3
- verb act out to reproduce (an idea, former event, etc) in actions, often by mime 3
- verb act out to express unconsciously (a repressed impulse or experience) in overt behaviour 3
- noun act out to behave in a way that unconsciously expresses (feelings that were repressed in an earlier situation) 3
- idioms act out act one's age, to behave in a manner appropriate to one's maturity: We children enjoyed our uncle because he didn't always act his age. 1
- idioms act out clean up one's act, Informal. to begin adhering to more acceptable practices, rules of behavior, etc.: The factory must clean up its act and treat its employees better. 1
- transitivephrasal verb act out enact, perform 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs act out misbehave 1
- noun act out anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 1
- noun act out the process of doing: caught in the act. 1
- noun act out a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. 1
- noun act out an instrument or document stating something done or transacted. 1
- noun act out one of the main divisions of a play or opera: the second act of Hamlet. 1
- noun act out a short performance by one or more entertainers, usually part of a variety show or radio or television program. 1
- noun act out the personnel of such a group: The act broke up after 30 years. 1
- noun act out false show; pretense; feint: The politician's pious remarks were all an act. 1
- noun act out Philosophy. activity in process; operation. the principle or power of operation. form as determining essence. a state of realization, as opposed to potentiality. 1
- verb without object act out to do something; exert energy or force; be employed or operative: He acted promptly in the emergency. 1
- verb without object act out to reach, make, or issue a decision on some matter: I am required to act before noon tomorrow. 1
- verb without object act out to operate or function in a particular way; perform specific duties or functions: to act as manager. 1
- verb without object act out to produce an effect; perform a function: The medicine failed to act. 1
- verb without object act out to behave or conduct oneself in a particular fashion: to act well under all conditions. 1
- verb without object act out to pretend; feign: Act interested even if you're bored. 1
- verb without object act out to perform as an actor: He acted in three plays by Molière. 1
- verb without object act out to be capable of being performed: His plays don't act well. 1
- verb without object act out to serve or substitute (usually followed by for): In my absence the assistant manager will act for me. 1
- verb with object act out to represent (a fictitious or historical character) with one's person: to act Macbeth. 1
- verb with object act out to feign; counterfeit: to act outraged virtue. 1
- verb with object act out to behave as: He acted the fool. 1
- verb with object act out Obsolete. to actuate. 1
- idioms act out act funny, to display eccentric or suspicious behavior. 1
- verb act out Used other than as an idiom: see act, out. 0
- verb act out To perform something specific. 0
- verb act out To express internal feelings or thoughts. 0