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      active
      noun
      A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
      (electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
      adjective
      Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
      In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
      Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
      Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
      Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
      Requiring or implying action or exertion
      Brisk; lively.
      Implying or producing rapid action.
      Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
      Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
      (specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
      (heading, grammar) About verbs.
      Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
      (computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
      (electronics) Not passive.
      (gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
      Roots
      agoact- · Latin · do, drive
      Synonyms for active
      dynamicadjactivisticadjpassiveadjenergeticadjhyperactiveadjvigorousadjspryadjbusyadjdiligentadj
      Words related to active
      nonactiveadjparticipatingadjunderactiveadjinactiveadjactivelyadvstrikeboundadjabeyantadjactivenessninactivelyadvlivelilyadvactivatedadjactivitynoveractiveadjliveliestadjnonoperationaladjproactiveadjpassivizevdormantadjquiescentadjpassivizationnunderactivityninactivatedvreactivatedvactivatingnparticipativeadjreactivatingvreactivationnenergizingndeactivatedvengagedadj

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