#action.state__activity__activeness  the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
  exclusion:  inaction.state
  supertype:  state  the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
  subtype:  agency.action  the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
     subtype:  Frankenstein.agency__frankenstein  an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
  subtype:  in-play__play  a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"
  subtype:  busyness  the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity: "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"
  subtype:  behaviour__behavior  the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
  subtype:  eructation__eruption  (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava
  subtype:  operation.action  the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
     subtype:  commission.operation  the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
     subtype:  running.operation  the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"
  subtype:  swing.action  a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"

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