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1. | [ verb ] exercise authoritative control or power over | |
Synonyms: | command | |
Examples: | "control the budget" "Command the military forces" |
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Related terms: | manage hold steer govern govern dominate preside steer preside monopolize hold_sway preoccupy preoccupy regiment corner harness call_the_shots internationalise charm hold_one's_own commanding_officer command command commander air_force_officer | |
2. | [ verb ] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | |
Synonyms: | hold check curb contain hold_in moderate | |
Examples: | "moderate your alcohol intake" "hold your tongue" "hold your temper" "control your anger" |
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Related terms: | restrain restrict restrict suppress catch countercheck train bate thermostat deny mortify damp command moderation | |
3. | [ noun ] power to direct or determine | |
Examples: | : "under control" |
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Related terms: | power authority hold rein iron_fist authorization | |
4. | [ noun ] a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another | |
Examples: | "measures for the control of disease" "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" |
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Related terms: | relation prevention | |
5. | [ noun ] (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc | |
Examples: | "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired" "he had lost control of his sphincters" |
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Related terms: | bodily_process motor_control physiology | |
6. | [ verb ] handle and cause to function | |
Synonyms: | operate | |
Examples: | "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol" "control the lever" |
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Related terms: | manipulate drive fly dial submarine treadle synchronise gate pedal relay turn master operator operation | |
7. | [ noun ] a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment | |
Synonyms: | control_condition | |
Examples: | "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" |
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Related terms: | criterion experiment | |
8. | [ noun ] the activity of managing or exerting control over something | |
Synonyms: | controlling | |
Examples: | "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" |
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Related terms: | activity possession restraint steering self-denial abstinence quality_control regulation standardization riot_control flood_control damage_control grasping inventory_control crowd_control flight_control traffic_control imperialism repression internal_control possession power_trip price-fixing federalization steering manipulate | |
9. | [ noun ] the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | |
Synonyms: | dominance ascendancy ascendency ascendence ascendance | |
Examples: | "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" |
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Related terms: | condition dominion domination monopoly absolutism predominance regulation ascendant ascend | |
10. | [ noun ] discipline in personal and social activities | |
Synonyms: | restraint | |
Examples: | "he was a model of polite restraint" "she never lost control of herself" |
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Related terms: | unrestraint discipline inhibition continence temperance self-restraint | |
11. | [ noun ] great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | |
Synonyms: | mastery command | |
Examples: | "a good command of French" |
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Related terms: | skillfulness master | |
12. | [ verb ] control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage | |
Synonyms: | keep_in_line manipulate | |
Examples: | "She manipulates her boss" "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up" "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line" "she keeps in line" |
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Related terms: | interact tease handle ingratiate controller | |
13. | [ noun ] a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | |
Synonyms: | controller | |
Examples: | "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly" "I turned the controls over to her" |
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Related terms: | mechanism switch regulator governor dial cruise_control joystick disk_controller valve handwheel operate | |
14. | [ verb ] verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments | |
Synonyms: | verify | |
Examples: | : "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
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Related terms: | test see | |
15. | [ noun ] a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance | |
Related terms: | spirit | |
16. | [ verb ] be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | |
Synonyms: | see insure check assure see_to_it ensure ascertain | |
Examples: | "He verified that the valves were closed" "See that the curtains are closed" "control the quality of the product" |
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Related terms: | verify cover double-check proofread cross-check cinch spot-check card determine check check | |
17. | [ verb ] verify by using a duplicate register for comparison | |
Examples: | "control an account" |
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Related terms: | see accountant | |
18. | [ verb ] have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | |
Synonyms: | master | |
Examples: | "Do you control these data?" |
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Related terms: | know cinch operate understand | |
19. | [ noun ] (economics,politics) the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. | |
Examples: | "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" |
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Related terms: | economic_policy floor cap price_control | |
Similar spelling: |
controller controlled connatural contrail contriver contralto controvert contritely contrarily country contort contour Condron counter contractor contrary contrite contrive contract Conteras contrast Contreras contrived contorted contrasty |