control

Meaning

Verb

1. To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
2. (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
3. To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.
4. (obsolete) To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.
5. To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.

Noun

1. An influence or authority over something.
2. The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
3. Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
4. A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
5. A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
6. A control group or control experiment.
7. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
8. An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).
9. Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
10. A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
11. A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
12. A checkpoint along an audax route.

Concepts

control

rule

govern

restrain

command

check

manage

authority

power

supervise

direct

restraint

curb

regulate

direction

management

regulation

dominate

supervision

reign

jurisdiction

administer

hold

suppress

influence

repress

verify

subdue

suppression

mastery

lead

administration

ascendancy

oversee

inspection

ascendance

moderate

operate

domination

superintendence

sway

master

government

order

conduct

superintend

dominion

monitor

inspect

ruling

bridle

discipline

restriction

checking

governing

leadership

contain

monitoring

governance

hold back

subjugate

guide

insure

see

repression

controller

handle

dominance

inhibit

examine

boss

ascertain

assure

ensure

system

manipulation

steer

watch

rein

hold in

adjust

squelch

stifle

care

possession

wield

sovereignty

charge

police

preside

predominate

stop

controlling

ascendence

ascendency

tame

allocate

arrange

drive

run

suppressing

bind

board

executive

brake

detain

oppress

retain

stem

audit

review

custody

grip

maintenance

upkeep

constrain

chasten

calm

make sure of something

will

dictate

coping

settling

establishment

organization

get the better of

oppression

supremacy

inhibition

handling

bundle

adjustment

guard

take care

take charge of

watch over

constraint

possess

energy

force

might

administrate

observe

reach

restrict

overpower

subject

guidance

examination

testing

verification

switch

subjection

see to it

keep in line

manipulate

control condition

overrule

disposition

hand

deal with

get on with

prove

check up

own

dominant

trap

overlook

search

determine

set

get over

rein in

check out

cover

invigilate

law

employ

test

helm

bondage

temperance

kingdom

kingship

realm

royalty

state

reserve

withhold

be attentive

be attentive to

collate

heed

mind

pay attention

pay attention to

watch out

attendance

behavior

clothing

comportment

dress

holding

manner of dress

manners

session

storage

have authority

bring under control

put down

allay

pacify

relieve

prevent

lord over

earn

gain

get under control

hold in check

hold down

work

see to

get a handle on

vanquish

continence

subdual

immobilise

immobilize

pin down

policing

have under one’s thumb

take the lead in

commander

crack down on

holding back

imperial command

laws

organisation

gaining total control

cut carelessly

manage everything

run around killing

checkmate

stave off

fold

tie up in a bundle

pressure

rear guard

weight

be in charge of

protect

clutch

be in power

be in the saddle

collect

compose

overcome

self-control

enter into possession

occupy

solicitude

guardianship

orderliness

strength

color

colour

authorisation

authorization

prerogative

primacy

suzerainty

control mechanism

skill

monopolize

patrol

potency

vigor

prevail

ride

driving

absence of rule

punishment

self-restraint

restain

forbearance

auditorial

break

check-out

checkup

set up

hinder

disposal

gripe

leash

mastership

modulate

stewardship

ctrl

bureau

efficient

flatten

C

cont

discretion

option

disallow

forbid

interdict

prohibit

closed-circuit control

confirm

calculate

read

proof

intermitter

focus

adjusting

bottle up

clip

keep down

Ctrl

collation

compare

contradistinction

contrast

obtend

cybernation

circuit controller

control device

control unit

manipulator

service switch

steering

budget

predominant

predomination

view

visit

cool off

rule over

grasp

take charge

patient

ordering

take care of

controls

in charge of

know

perceive

strict discipline

coil round

hold on

management control

mastering

occupancy

call the tune

cinch

hold sway

overarch

throne

bate

catch

choke off

damp

harness

stay

obtund

check over

constitute

impose

lay down

mandate

modify

counsel

draw rein

head

instruct

mentor

navigate

pilot

redirect

refer

route

stage direct

starboard

tutor

usher

guidance device

steering gear

rationing

regularization

regulating

reexamine

specialize

office

puissance

rulership

sceptre

probate

proctor

sit up

stay up

surveil

supervisory

impel

legal authority

commission

take the reins

domesticate

win over

statute

non-printing

dispatching

keep in check

have someone on a string

keep under control

bring to heel

tie down

become

get

fix

organise

put in order

settle

straighten up

check pattern

covering

criss-cross

grid pattern

layout

pattern

square

crush

scrutinize

sterring

act

behave

do

surveillance

revise

be in charge

proving

reference

oversight

restraints

restrictions

abstinence

temperate

reduce

regimen

impact

care about

look after

trustee

wardship

encompass

running

Divine Providence

supervisal

constitution

conduction

clout

enquiry

check-up

exam

examen

examinations

exploration

exploring

going over

inquiry

inspection service

inspections

investigating

investigation

research

researching

scrutiny

survey

trial

operation

steerage

suborn

limit

scrutinise

appoint

decide

judge

judgement

plan

punish

open

attack

Hyphenated as

con‧trol

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈtɹəʊl/

Etymology

From Middle English controllen, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrārotulum (“a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”), from Latin contrā (“against, opposite”) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (“roll, a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).

Sentences

For about six years I managed to control myself .

Costs , not unlike the senior series , were getting out of control .

Control an active connection multiplexing master process .