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The process or act of managing, running or governing (something)
“We all put faith in Kane as he seemed to have complete control over the situation.”
Control or dominance over someone or something
“His movement was stifled, as his entire body fell under the control of an evil wizard.”
A part of a device used to manage the performance of a machine or system
“The volume control on the remote is going haywire.”
Proficiency or mastery in executing a task or skill
“He showed great poise and control whenever he had the ball, unlike the rest of his peers who bumbled about the field.”
One's composure or state of calmness
“My patience is waning, and my control slipping, so you had better have a good reason for this incriminating photograph.”
A place where operations are managed
“We need to get a message out to mission control that our troops need to be pulled immediately.”
A benchmark by which something is evaluated
“This specimen will be used as the control against all the others.”
Something that impedes the progress or movement of someone or something
A right or claim to the ownership of something
The practice or method of imposing strict rules of behavior on other people
Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority
A limiting condition, rule or measure
A state in which the laws and rules regulating public behavior are observed
Great embarrassment and shame
A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose
The act of regimenting
The act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole
The consequence brought about by a particular event
A person's power or capacity to attain something
The trait of being taciturn
Exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession
The effectiveness of an action or skill at a particular or specific time
The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them but sometimes being stern with them
A person employed to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor
The ability to express oneself easily and articulately
The action of entering and taking control of a building or land
(usually used in plural form "pains") Effort expended towards a particular objective
The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking
(of a device or system) The way in which something works
Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will
A dummy medicine or treatment containing no active ingredients
Refinement or grace in one's appearance or comportment
A license conferring a right, typically to exclude others from making or selling something
Rigorous or stern control
Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations
A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates circular motion
An army unit, typically divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries
Shrewdness or guile in one's choices or actions
To exert influence over or dictate the outcome of
“War can no longer control the people with fear. The people must control the majority of their lives.”
To operate a machine or device
“Allow me to control this flying contraption while you sit there and flounder about.”
To restrain or to keep in check
“I'm now better able to control my temper with self-talk.”
To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
To control or determine the process or direction of
To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation
To cause something to function with motion
To hold exclusive control of a market or supply
To keep a particular state constant or consistent
To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner
(in psychoanalytic theory) To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
To take control or possession of something or a place
To make normal, to make standard
To arrange systematically
To be victorious, or to prove to be more powerful or superior
To be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion
To tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm
To make a change to (a routine, behavior or habit)
To possess or be responsible for
To maintain law and order, typically by guarding or protecting
To direct towards a particular direction, end or object
To put down or control by cruelty or force
To produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)
To save for future use
To exploit someone for one's personal gain
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