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control
[ kuhn-trohl ]
verb (used with object)
The car is difficult to control at high speeds.
That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
Synonyms: , ,
- to hold in check; curb:
to control a horse;
to control one's emotions.
Synonyms: , ,
- to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison.
- to eliminate or prevent the flourishing or spread of:
to control a forest fire.
- Biology. (of an organism) to initiate an internal response to external stimuli.
- Obsolete. to check or regulate (transactions), originally by means of a duplicate register.
noun
- the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
Who's in control here?
Synonyms: , , ,
- the situation of being under the regulation, domination, or command of another:
The car is out of control.
- check or restraint:
Her anger is under control.
- a legal or official means of regulation or restraint:
to institute wage and price controls.
- Statistics. control variable ( def 1 ).
- a person who acts as a check; controller.
- a device for regulating and guiding a machine, as a motor or airplane.
- controls, a coordinated arrangement of such devices.
- prevention of the flourishing or spread of something undesirable:
rodent control.
- Biology. an organism’s ability to initiate an internal response to external stimuli ( regulation ).
- Baseball. the ability of a pitcher to throw the ball into the strike zone consistently:
The rookie pitcher has great power but no control.
- Philately. any device printed on a postage or revenue stamp to authenticate it as a government issue or to identify it for bookkeeping purposes.
- a spiritual agency believed to assist a medium at a séance.
- the supervisor to whom an espionage agent reports when in the field.
verb phrase
- Statistics. to account for (variables in an analysis) by limiting the data under consideration to a comparison of like things:
to control for demographic factors.
control
/ əˈٰəʊ /
verb
- to command, direct, or rule
to control a country
- to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrain
to control a fire
to control one's emotions
- to regulate or operate (a machine)
- to verify (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment in which the variable being investigated is held constant or is compared with a standard
- to regulate (financial affairs)
- to examine and verify (financial accounts)
- to restrict or regulate the authorized supply of (certain substances, such as drugs)
noun
- power to direct or determine
under control
out of control
- a means of regulation or restraint; curb; check
a frontier control
- often plural a device or mechanism for operating a car, aircraft, etc
- a standard of comparison used in a statistical analysis or scientific experiment
- a device that regulates the operation of a machine. A dynamic control is one that incorporates a governor so that it responds to the output of the machine it regulates
- ( as modifier )
control panel
control room
- spiritualism an agency believed to assist the medium in a séance
- Also calledcontrol mark a letter, or letter and number, printed on a sheet of postage stamps, indicating authenticity, date, and series of issue
- one of a number of checkpoints on a car rally, orienteering course, etc, where competitors check in and their time, performance, etc, is recorded
control
/ ə-ٰō′ /
- A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
Derived Forms
- DzˈٰDZ, adjective
- DzˈٰDZ, adverb
- DzˌٰDZˈٲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ٰDZ·· adjective noun
- Dz·ٰDZ····ٲ [k, uh, n-troh-l, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], Dz·ٰDZ···ness noun
- Dz·ٰDZ·· adverb
- Dz·ٰDZ· adjective
- Dz·ٰDZ·Բ· adverb
- non·Dz·ٰDZ·· adjective
- non·Dz·ٰDZ·· adverb
- ԴDz·Dz·ٰDZ adjective
- ԴDz·Dz·ٰDZ·Բ adjective
- ··Dz·ٰDZ verb (used with object) overcontrolled overcontrolling noun
- ·Dz·ٰDZ noun verb (used with object) precontrolled precontrolling
- ܲ·-Dz·ٰDZ adjective
- ܲ·-Dz·ٰDZ·Բ adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ٰDZ verb (used with object) subcontrolled subcontrolling
- ··Dz·ٰDZ noun
- ܲ·Dz·ٰDZ adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ٰDZ·Բ adjective
- ɱ-Dz·ٰDZ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of control1
Idioms and Phrases
see out of control ; spin control .Example Sentences
It was the worst outbreak of violence since an Islamist rebel coalition ousted former President Bashar Assad in December and seized control of the country.
She hoped bringing Megan up in a quieter area would keep her safe - but instead, her drug use would spiral out of control in the coastal town.
But the Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has also expressed a willingness to intervene in the market in order to bring rental prices under control.
Alex Mitchell provided the speed at the breakdown to manoeuvre the Clermont defence, while Smith's control and sleight of hand behind him enticed his outside runners to carry hard and breach the gain-line.
Amazon MGM Studios in February inked a deal with the longtime producers of the James Bond film franchise — Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson — to control the beloved superspy series.
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More About Control
What does control mean?
To control is to dominate or command something or someone, as in Tomas showed excellent control of his hand several weeks after his surgery.
As a noun, control can refer to the act of controlling, as in I can’t stand it—my parents have total control over my life!
To control is also to restrain or keep in check, as in Toddlers are not known for control over their emotions.
Control can also refer to keeping something in check. When you keep your emotions under control, you still feel them but you don’t let them overwhelm you.
To control can also mean to eliminate the spread of something, such as with a fire or an illness.
In statistics, to control for means to compare only like data to reduce the number of variables in the comparison.
Example: Who has control of the lights for tonight’s show?
Where does control come from?
The first records of the term control come from the 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Anglo-French contreroller, meaning “to keep a duplicate roll of.”
In the sciences, control takes on another specific definition, meaning “a person, object, or group that is kept in a constant, unchanging state throughout the experiment.” In order to test if an independent variable was actually the cause for a change, a control group that doesn’t have the independent variable is created. This way, the results of both the control group and the testing group can be compared.
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What are some other forms related to control?
- controllable (adjective, noun)
- controllability (noun)
- controllably (adverb)
- controlled (adjective, verb)
What are some synonyms for control?
What are some words that share a root or word element with control?
What are some words that often get used in discussing control?
How is control used in real life?
Control is a common word used to talk about command or restriction in many situations.
Guardians of the Galaxy is surprisingly good. Trailers made the game look like pure trash, but they managed to both capture the appeal of the first movie and make a fun game. It’s buggy as heck though and I think the control layout could have been much better.
— Jason (@panzerjedi)
Roughing the Passer calls are absolutely out of control.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt)
My facial hair is getting out of control
— michael clifford on tour (@Michael5SOS)
Try using control!
Is control used correctly in the following sentence?
My parents gave me control over my college fund, so now I can withdraw money for tuition.
When To Use
What are other ways to saycontrol?
The noun control means “domination or command.” How is control different from authority and influence? Find out on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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