Definition of conduct

• n. - The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
• n. - Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
• n. - Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
• n. - That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
• n. - The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
• n. - Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
• n. - To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
• n. - To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
• n. - To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
• n. - To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
• n. - To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
• v. i. - To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
• v. i. - To conduct one's self; to behave.