verb

• (transitive) To do (something); to execute.
• (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
• (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.
• (transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).
• (intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.
• (transitive, intransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
• (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
• (social sciences) Of a social actor, to behave in certain ways.
• (transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).
• (intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.