What do we call an action word like “run”?

Wait do you mean synonymons for the word "run"

Some Synonymons for run can be :

sprint, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scuttle, scamper, hare, bolt, bound, fly, gallop, career, charge, pound, shoot, hurtle, speed, streak, whizz, zoom, sweep, go like lightning,r, go like the wind, flash, double.

Or do you mean what are action words?

"An action verb is a verb that describes an action, like run, jump, kick, eat, break, cry, smile, or think." - source from

https://www.gallaudet.edu/tutorial-and-instructional-programs/english-center/grammar-and-vocabulary/verbs/action-verbs-and-linking-verbs/#:~:text=What%20are%20ACTION%20verbs%3F,cry%2C%20smile%2C%20or%20think.

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.