Definitions For Rule

noun

• Measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
• Something regarded as a normative example
• A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
• A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
• A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
• Any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
• Prescribed guide for conduct or action
• Directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
• Dominance or power through legal authority
• The duration of a monarch's or government's power
• A statement that tells you what is or is not allowed in a particular game, situation, etc.
• A statement that tells you what is allowed or what will happen within a particular system (such as a language or science)
• A piece of advice about the best way to do something

verb

• Keep in check
• Decide with authority
• Decide on and make a declaration about
• Mark or draw with a ruler
• Exercise authority over; as of nations
• Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
• To have control and power over a country, area, group, etc.
• To have great influence over (someone)
• To make a legal decision about something