Control

[kən'trəʊl] or [kən'trol]

Definition

(noun.) the activity of managing or exerting control over something; 'the control of the mob by the police was admirable'.

(noun.) (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; 'the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired'; 'he had lost control of his sphincters'.

(noun.) a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; 'the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly'; 'I turned the controls over to her'.

(noun.) power to direct or determine; 'under control'.

(noun.) the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; 'they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls'.

(noun.) a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance.

(noun.) a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; 'measures for the control of disease'; 'they instituted controls over drinking on campus'.

(verb.) exercise authoritative control or power over; 'control the budget'; 'Command the military forces'.

(verb.) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; 'moderate your alcohol intake'; 'hold your tongue'; 'hold your temper'; 'control your anger'.

(verb.) check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; 'Are you controlling for the temperature?'.

(verb.) verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; 'control an account'.

Checker: Wyatt--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

(n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint.

(n.) Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.

(v. t.) To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute.

(v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.

Checker: Newman

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Ascendency, sway, command, rule, dominion, government, mastery, superintendence, direction.

v. a. [1]. Direct, manage, regulate, govern, superintend, have the direction of, have charge of.[2]. Hinder, check, repress, curb, restrain, bridle.

Edited by Bradley

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See Verb_and_COMPULSION]

SYN: curb, moderate, repress, guide, regulate, restrain, coerce, manage,administer, govern

ANT:Neglect, abandon, license, berate, free, mismanage, misconduct

Typed by Jewel

Definition

n. restraint: authority: command.—v.t. to check: to restrain: to govern:—pr.p. contrōl′ling; pa.p. contrōlled′.—Formerly Comptroll′ Countrol′ Controul′.—adj. Control′lable capable of or subject to control.—ns. Control′ler Comptrol′ler one who checks the accounts of others by a counter-roll; Control′lership; Control′ment act or power of controlling: state of being controlled: control.

Typed by Adele

Examples

Checker: Shelia

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