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behave vs menace

menace vs behave

behave is not a noun while menace is a noun.

behave and menace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
behave No No Yes No
menace Yes No Yes No
As verbs, menace is a hyponym of behave; that is, menace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than behave:
  • behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • menace: act in a threatening manner
Other hyponyms of behave include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make, make as if, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.
behave (noun) menace (noun)
a threat or the act of threatening
something that is a source of danger
behave (verb) menace (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself act in a threatening manner
behave well or properly express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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