conduct

noun conducts

1. countable, uncountable The act or method of controlling or directing. There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war.
2. countable, uncountable Skillful guidance or management. If thou wilt ſtay with me renowmed man, / And lead thy thouſand horſe with my conduct, / Beſides thy ſhare of this Egyptian prize, / Thoſe thouſand horſe shall ſweat with martiall ſpoyle / Of conquered kingdomes, and of Cities ſackt, […]
3. countable, uncountable Behaviour; the manner of behaving. Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
4. countable, uncountable Plot. The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.
5. countable, obsolete, uncountable Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another. I will be your conduct.
6. archaic, countable, uncountable Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit. although thou hast been conduct of my chame
7. countable, uncountable A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain. […] at this present it is one of the most goodly and uniform Colledges in Europe; wherein is a Master, 60 Fellows, 67 scholars, 4 Conducts, 3 Publique Professours […] besides officers and servants of the foundation, with many other students, being in all 440.

Similar: abear, abearance, bearing, behavior, carriage, comportment, conduct, deportment, demeanor, guise, haviour, manner

verb conducts · conducting · conducted

1. archaic, transitive To lead, or guide; to escort. I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
2. transitive To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) The commander conducted thousands of troops.
3. reflexive, transitive To behave. He conducted himself well.
4. transitive To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.
5. transitive To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.
6. intransitive To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
7. transitive To carry out (something organized) The world's largest surveyor of deepwater oil fields won a contract to conduct a survey of the French Gulf of Lion to map sand reserves.