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the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" 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" exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account" 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" a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" (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" power to direct or determine; "under control" a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one''s advantage; "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" be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" |
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