Definition of acting

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Acting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ac.

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Antispastic :: Antispastic (a.) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.
Photo-electric :: Photo-electric (a.) Acting by the operation of both light and electricity; -- said of apparatus for producing pictures by electric light.
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar..
Distractful :: Distractful (a.) Distracting.
Bank :: Bank (n.) An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions, or the stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in their corporate capacity..
Taking :: Taking (a.) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
Subtract :: Subtracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Subtrac.
Angustation :: Angustation (n.) The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.
Corporation :: Corporation (n.) A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual..
Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws..
Rescind :: Rescind (v. t.) Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment..
Moral :: Moral (a.) Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral rather than a religious life..
Veneficious :: Veneficious (a.) Acting by poison; used in poisoning or in sorcery.
Associate :: Associate (v. t.) To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances..
Winning :: Winning (a.) Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address..
Drastic :: Drastic (a.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives..
Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking, or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men..
Couple :: Couple (a.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes..
Captain :: Captain (n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team..
Detractingly :: Detractingly (adv.) In a detracting manner.
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