n.
1.the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
2.(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
3.(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
4.manner of acting or conducting yourself
Idiom of the Day
get the short end of the stick
to get less than others
I sometimes get the short end of the stick and I have to do more work than the other students.