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act up to behave in a bad or mischievous way; misbehave. [1/2 definitions]
behave When someone or something behaves, it acts or does something in a certain way. When you talk about how birds behave, you are talking about the things that birds do and how they do it. It would be funny if your cat behaved like a dog. Then it might run and catch a ball in its mouth! [3 definitions]
bow and scrape to behave with too much politeness.
brat a child who is spoiled or does not behave.
carry on to behave, especially verbally, in a foolish or silly way. [1/2 definitions]
chaperone an adult who goes along with young people in a social situation to make sure they behave properly and are safe.
civil When people behave in a civil manner toward each other, they act in a polite enough way toward each other. They are not rude or nasty. [1/3 definitions]
conduct to behave or manage. [1/5 definitions]
correct When your behavior is correct, it means that your behavior agrees with how most people think a person should behave. [1/4 definitions]
deal1 to act or behave toward other people, especially in difficult situations (usually followed by "with"). [1/7 definitions]
discipline Discipline is training to make people perform well or behave well. [1/7 definitions]
do1 to behave or act. [1/12 definitions]
ethics issues or questions of right and wrong in connection with the way humans behave, or the branch of philosophy that is concerned with these types of issues and questions. [1/2 definitions]
get one's act together (informal) to behave more responsibly.
handle to behave or operate in a certain way when used. [1/5 definitions]
instinct Instincts are the natural ways that animals of a species behave. Instincts are not taught by parents or experience. They are part of what an animal is born with. [1/2 definitions]
make a spectacle of oneself to behave in a silly or foolish way in public.
manner Manners are the way people behave with each other in general. Some ways of behaving are considered to be good manners and other ways of behaving are considered to be bad manners. [2/4 definitions]
misbehave to act or behave badly.
mischievous tending to behave in an annoying or mildly harmful way. [1/2 definitions]
myth a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do. [1/2 definitions]