· direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
Hypernym(s): manage, deal, care, handle
· keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
Synonym(s): continue, uphold, bear_on, preserve
Hypernym(s): keep, maintain, hold
· continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
Synonym(s): continue, go_on, proceed
· misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
Synonym(s): act_up
Hypernym(s): misbehave, misconduct, misdemean