Definitions for CONTROL
kənˈtroʊlcon·trol

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 8 votes

1. controlnoun

   power to direct or determine

   "under control"

2. controlnoun

   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. controlnoun

   (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. control condition, controlnoun

   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. controlnoun

   the activity of managing or exerting control over something

   "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

6. dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, controlnoun

   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. restraint, controlnoun

   discipline in personal and social activities

   "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

8. command, control, masterynoun

   great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

   "a good command of French"

9. control, controllernoun

   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. controlnoun

    a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

11. controlverb

    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. control, commandverb

    exercise authoritative control or power over

    "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

13. control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderateverb

    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. operate, controlverb

    handle and cause to function

    "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

15. manipulate, keep in line, controlverb

    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. control, verifyverb

    check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

    "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

17. controlverb

    verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

    "control an account"

18. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assureverb

    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. master, controlverb

    have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

    "Do you control these data?"

GCIDERate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Controlnoun

   (Technology) in research, an object or subject used in an experimental procedure, which is treated identically to the primary subject of the experiment, except for the omission of the specific treatment or conditions whose effect is being investigated. If the control is a group of living organisms, as is common in medical research, it is called the control group. For most experimental procedures, the results are not considered valid and reliable unless a proper control experiment is performed. There are various types of control used in experimental science, and often several groups of subjects serve as controls, being subjected to different variations of the experimental procedure, or controlling for several variables being tested. When the effects caused by an experimental treatment are not consistent and obvious, statistical analysis of the results is typically used to determine if there are any significant differences between the effects of different experimental conditions.

2. Controlnoun

   (Technology) the part of an experimental procedure in which the controls are subjected to the experimental conditions.

3. Controlnoun

   the group of technical specialists exercising control by remote communications over a distant operation, such as a space flight; as, the American Mission Control for manned flights is located in Houston.

4. Controlverb

   to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by using a control.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. controlnoun

   Influence or authority over.

   The government has complete control over the situation.

2. controlnoun

   A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or nonexistence.

3. controlnoun

   The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

4. controlnoun

   A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities, synonymous with safeguard and counter-measure.

5. controlnoun

   restraint or ability to contain one's emotions, or self-control.

6. controlnoun

   An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.

7. controlverb

   To exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of, oversit.

   With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.

8. Etymology: From conterrolle, from contrerole, from contrarotulum, from + rotulus, rotula, diminutive of rota.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONTROLnoun

   Etymology: controle, that is, contre role, French.

   1. A register or account kept by another officer, that each may be examined by the other.2. Check; restraint.

   Let partial spirits still aloud complain,
   Think themselves injur’d that they cannot reign;
   And own no liberty, but where they may,
   Without control, upon their fellows prey. Edmund Waller.

   He shall feel a force upon himself from within, and from the control of his own principles, to engage him to do worthily. South.

   If the sinner shall win so complete a victory over his conscience, that all those considerations shall be able to strike no terrour into his mind, lay no restraint upon his lusts, no control upon his appetites, he is certainly too strong for the means of grace. Robert South, Sermons.

   Speak, what Phœbus has inspir’d thy soul
   For common good, and speak without control. John Dryden, Hom.

   3. Power; authority; superintendence.

   The beasts, the fishes, and the winged fowls,
   Are their male’s subjects, and at their controls. William Shakespeare.

2. To Controlverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To keep under check by a counter reckoning.2. To govern; to restrain; to subject.

   Authority to convent, to control, to punish, as far as with excommunication, whomsoever they should think worthy. Richard Hooker, Preface.

   Give me a staff of honour for mine age;
   But not a sceptre to control the world. William Shakespeare, Tit. Andron.

   Who shall control me for my works? Ecclus. v. 3.

   I feel my virtue struggling in my soul;
   But stronger passion does its pow’r control. John Dryden, Aurengz.

   O, dearest Andrew, says the humble droll,
   Henceforth may I obey, and thou control. Matthew Prior.

   3. To overpower; to confute; as, he controlled all the evidence of his adversary.

   As for the time while he was in the Tower, and the manner of his brother’s death, and his own escape, she knew they were things that a very few could control. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Control

   Control is the second North American single released from alternative rock band Garbages fifth studio album, Not Your Kind of People, and was sent to radio stations across United States in October 2012. The band mastered a radio version of the song for airplay featuring a third chorus in place of the breakdown that marks the album version of the song. Garbage later pressed a limited edition 7" vinyl single for "Control" and released it through their website. It was backed with a remix of the lead single "Blood for Poppies". On June 26, 2012, "Control" became the soundtrack to the trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. control

   Control refers to the power or ability to direct, regulate, or manipulate something or someone according to desired outcomes or standards. It involves the act of making decisions, setting boundaries, exerting influence, and taking corrective measures to maintain order, efficiency, or authority over a system, process, situation, object, or individual. Control can involve the establishment of rules, protocols, procedures, or mechanisms to ensure that objectives are achieved and deviations are addressed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Controlnoun

   a duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register

2. Controlnoun

   that which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint

3. Controlnoun

   power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control

4. Controlverb

   to check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute

5. Controlverb

   to exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower

6. Etymology: [F. contrler, fr. contrle.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Control

   In linguistics, control is a construction where the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by some expression in context. Stereotypical instances of control involve verbs. A superordinate verb "controls" a subordinate, non-finite verb. Control was intensively studied in the Government and Binding framework in the 1980s, and much of the terminology from that era is still used today. In the days of Transformational Grammar, control phenomena were discussed in terms of Equi-NP deletion. Control is often analyzed in terms of a null pronoun called PRO. Control is also related to raising, although there are important differences between control and raising. Most if not all languages have control constructions and these constructions tend to occur frequently.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Control

   kon-trōl′, 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. [Fr. contrôle, from contre-rôle, a duplicate register—L. contra, against, rotulus, a roll.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. controlverb

   Content commanding officials of elements to do or believe something new in a testament, not no-trump translation with a rood sense of humor. 1.) The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. 2.) a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. 3.) a member of an intelligence organization who personally directs the activities of a spy.

   God has control in every dimension because he created existence.

   Etymology: Attention

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 21, 2024  

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   control

   The ability, authority and power to manage.

   They did control their weight by exercising and choosing a plant based diet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. control

   Song lyrics by control -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by control on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Bodily Process
   • Check
   • Condition
   • Discipline
   • Know
   • Manipulate
   • Physiology
   • Power
   • Relation
   • Spirit
   • Verify

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONTROL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #350

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONTROL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #940

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONTROL' in Nouns Frequency: #102

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONTROL' in Verbs Frequency: #195

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How to pronounce CONTROL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CONTROL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CONTROL in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CONTROL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of CONTROL in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Riria:

   Women in Africa do not need charity, access (to finance) is the issue. Control of the resources that they create is the issue. And respect in the financial sector is the issue.

2. Donald Trump:

   You're not gonna support me because I don't want your money. You want to control your politicians, that's fine. Five months ago I was with you, i do want your support, but I don't want your money.

3. Barry Schwartz:

   CNQ is going to go up and down with the price of oil. Until the price of oil recovers I don't care how good their cost control is.

4. Taylor Greenecalled Waters:

   The way to get in control is not to allow them to win, you've got to register and you've got to vote and you've got to take the power.

5. Pope Francis:

   Let us not allow darkness and fear to distract us and control us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CONTROL
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=CONTROL
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Control
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CONTROL
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CONTROL
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CONTROL
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CONTROL
10. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
    https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CONTROL