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verb, to command, direct, or rule
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control
- 1) verb, to command, direct, or rule
- 2) verb, to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrain
- 3) verb, to regulate or operate (a machine)
- 4) verb, 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
- 5) verb, a) to regulate (financial affairs) b) to examine and verify (financial accounts)
- 6) verb, to restrict or regulate the authorized supply of (certain substances, such as drugs)
- 7) noun, power to direct or determine
- 8) noun, a means of regulation or restraint; curb; check
- 9) noun, a device or mechanism for operating a car, aircraft, etc
- 10) noun, a standard of comparison used in a statistical analysis or scientific experiment
- 11) noun, a) 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 b) (as modifier)
- 12) noun, spiritualism an agency believed to assist the medium in a séance
- 13) noun, Also called: control mark a letter, or letter and number, printed on a sheet of postage stamps, indicating authenticity, date, and series of issue
- 14) noun, one of a number of checkpoints on a car rally, orienteering course, etc, where competitors check in and their time, performance, etc, is recorded
Etymology
C15: from Old French conteroller to regulate, from contrerolle duplicate register, system of checking, from contre- counter- + rolle roll
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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instrument, power, government, rule, authority, management, direction, command, discipline, guidance, jurisdiction, supremacy, mastery, charge, restraint, check, regulation, brake, limitation, curb, self-discipline, cool, calm, self-restraint, self-command, switch, button, dial, lever, knob, lead, manage, boss, limit, restrict, delimit, restrain, contain, master, hold back, subdue, repress, constrain, bridle, rein in, dash, console, dashboard, informal direct, handle, conduct, dominate, pilot, govern, steer, administer, oversee, supervise, manipulate, superintend
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