Control (Noun)
Meaning 1
(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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 5
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".
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 7
Power to direct or determine; "under control".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 8
Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 10
The activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Taking Hold
- Riot Control Operation
- Guidance
- Ownership
- Self-discipline
- Federalisation
- Regularisation
- Regulating
- Regularization
- Direction
- Steerage
- Seizing
- Prehension
- Self-control
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Meaning 11
A spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance.
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Nouns denoting people.
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- The medium claimed that the spirit of her deceased grandmother was her control during the séance.
- As a novice medium, she struggled to establish a clear connection with her control.
- The control manifested itself through a series of loud knocks and table movements.
- The medium's control was said to be a wise and benevolent spirit guide who offered guidance and advice to those seeking it.
- During the séance, the control revealed information about the deceased loved one that was previously unknown to the living.