12. control a device for regulating, guiding, or directing the operation of a machine, apparatus, or vehicle.
13. control controls, a coordinated arrangement of such devices.
14. control prevention of the flourishing of something undesirable: rodent control.
15. control a spiritual agency believed to assist a medium at a séance.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME co(u)ntrollen (v.) < AF contreroller to keep a duplicate account or roll, der. of contrerolle (n.))
Definition of 'control'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)control power to direct or determine "under control"
2. (noun)control 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"
3. (noun)control (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"
4. (noun)control condition, control 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"
5. (noun)control the activity of managing or exerting control over something "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
6. (noun)dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control 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"
7. (noun)restraint, control discipline in personal and social activities "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
8. (noun)command, control, mastery great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity "a good command of French"
9. (noun)control, controller 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"
10. (noun)control a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
11. (verb)control the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
12. (verb)control, command exercise authoritative control or power over "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
13. (verb)control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate 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"
14. (verb)operate, control handle and cause to function "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
15. (verb)manipulate, keep in line, control 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"
16. (verb)control, verify check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
17. (verb)control verify by using a duplicate register for comparison "control an account"
18. (verb)see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure 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"
19. (verb)master, control have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of "Do you control these data?"
1. (noun)control the power or authority to make sth happen The manager has no control over the situation.
2. control in control of controlling Who's in control of advertising?; in control of your emotions
3. control under control being controlled Please keep your dogs under control.; We have the situation under control.
4. control out of control not able to be controlled a teenager who is completely out of control
5. control take control to begin to control The army took control of the refugee camp.
6. control lose control to not be able to control a teacher who has lost control of her students
7. control an official limit or restriction the control of hazardous substances
8. control a switch on a machine for operating it the control switch
9. (verb)control to have authority or power over islands in the Pacific controlled by France; to control your own destiny
10. control to make sth run or operate A computer controls the lighting.
11. control to limit or restrict sth bad; = regulate a company trying to control their costs; unable to control your anger
Definition of 'control'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)control a duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register
2. (noun)control that which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint
3. (noun)control power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control
4. (verb)control to check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute
5. (verb)control to exercise restraining or governinginfluence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower
Definition of 'control'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. control 1. Authority that may be less than full command exercised by a commander over part of the activities of subordinate or other organizations. 2. In mapping, charting, and photogrammetry, a collective term for a system of marks or objects on the Earth or on a map or a photograph, whose positions or elevations (or both) have been or will be determined. 3. Physical or psychological pressures exerted with the intent to assure that an agent or group will respond as directed. 4. An indicator governing the distribution and use of documents, information, or material. Such indicators are the subject of intelligence community agreement and are specifically defined in appropriate regulations. See also administrative control; operational control; tactical control.
Sense: the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.
Definitions of control 
Afrikaans: beheer
Arabic: سَيطَرَه
Bulgarian: власт
Brazilian: controle
Czech: vliv, vláda, moc
German: die Kontrolle
Danish: kontrol; magt; herredømme
Greek: έλεγχος, εξουσία
Spanish: control, mando, poder
Estonian: kontroll, võim
Farsi: اختیار؛ کنترل
Finnish: hallinta
French: pouvoir; autorité
Hebrew: שְׁלִיטָה
Hindi: नियंत्रण
Croatian: moć, vlast
Hungarian: irányítás
Indonesian: wewenang
Icelandic: stjórn
Italian: controllo, autorità
Japanese: 支配
Korean: 지휘
Lithuanian: valdymas, galia
Latvian: kontrole; uzraudzība; var
Malay: kawal
Dutch: macht
Norwegian: herredømme, kontroll, mak
Polish: władza
Persian: اختیار؛ کنترل
Pashto: كنټرولول، په ټاكلى ځاې كى
Portuguese: controle
Romanian: putere; autoritate
Russian: контроль;власть
Slovak: ovládanie, autorita
Slovenian: oblast
Serbian: kontrola
Swedish: kontroll, herravälde
Thai: อำนาจในการควบคุม
Turkish: denetim, kontrol
Taiwanese: 控制
Ukrainian: нагляд; контроль
Urdu: اختيار، اقتدار، تسلط
Vietnamese: kiểm soát
Chinese: 控制
