Definitions For Control

noun

• The activity of managing or exerting control over something
• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
• A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
• Discipline in personal and social activities
• Power to direct or determine
• Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
• A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
• The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
• A spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
• A relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
• The state that exists when one person or group has power over another
• The power to make decisions about how something is managed or done
• The ability to direct the actions of someone or something
• An action, method, or law that limits the amount or growth of something

verb

• Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
• Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
• Verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
• Handle and cause to function
• Maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
• Exercise authoritative control or power over
• Place under restrictions; limit access to by law
• Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
• Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
• To direct the behavior of (a person or animal) : to cause (a person or animal) to do what you want
• To have power over (something)
• To direct the actions or function of (something) : to cause (something) to act or function in a certain way