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