Action and Weight

Action

Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Weight and action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weight" instead a noun "Action".

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Weight noun - The amount that something weighs.

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Action and weight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Action" instead a noun "Weight".

Nearby Words: weigh, weighty, weighted, weighting, weighed

human	human action	human weight
physical	physical action	physical weight
particular	particular action	particular weight
similar	similar action	similar weight
Other adjectives: normal, short, certain, standard, legal, heavy, actual, real, big, serious, little, dramatic, falling, political, less, further, extra, different.

Eamonn Holmes's weight became the subject of a running gag recently after he threatened the BBC with legal action because The Impressions Show had made fun of his weight.

Source: Series / Mock the Week
This seems to be a wide-scale application of the Disposable Woman concept, sans any significant connection to The Hero; further, the deaths carry no more than the normal dramatic weight, and do not motivate the Hero to action any more than would male deaths.

Source: Monster Misogyny
A variation involves a lever-action rifle, where the character does something similar but holds on to the lever only, letting the gun's recoil and weight cause the handle to pull itself.

Source: One-Handed Shotgun Pump

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