conduct vs joke

joke vs conduct

conduct and joke both are nouns.

conduct and joke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conduct	Yes	No	Yes	No
joke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, joke is a hyponym of conduct; that is, joke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conduct:

conduct: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
joke: act in a funny or teasing way

Other hyponyms of conduct include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, 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.

conduct (noun)	joke (noun)
manner of acting or controlling yourself	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people	activity characterized by good humor
	a triviality not to be taken seriously
	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

conduct (verb)	joke (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself	act in a funny or teasing way
lead, as in the performance of a composition	tell a joke; speak humorously
lead musicians in the performance of
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
take somebody somewhere
direct the course of; manage or control

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