ALL meanings of control
con·trol
C c - noun control a person who acts as a check; controller. 1
- noun control a device for regulating and guiding a machine, as a motor or airplane. 1
- noun control controls, a coordinated arrangement of such devices. 1
- noun control prevention of the flourishing or spread of something undesirable: rodent control. 1
- noun control Baseball. the ability of a pitcher to throw the ball into the strike zone consistently: The rookie pitcher has great power but no control. 1
- noun control Philately. any device printed on a postage or revenue stamp to authenticate it as a government issue or to identify it for bookkeeping purposes. 1
- noun control a spiritual agency believed to assist a medium at a séance. 1
- noun control the supervisor to whom an espionage agent reports when in the field. 1
- noun control authority 1
- noun control restraint, self-control 1
- noun control machine 1
- transitive verb control manipulate: machine 1
- transitive verb control direct 1
- noun control standard 1
- noun control domination 1
- noun control regulating device 1
- noun control prevention 1
- noun control sports: skill 1
- transitive verb control manipulate: person 1
- transitive verb control restrict 1
- noun Technical meaning of control 1. (character, hardware) A control key on a keyboard used to input control characters. 2. (programming, operating system, graphics) A component in a graphical user interface, e.g. an Active-X control. 1
- verb with object control to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops. 1
- verb with object control to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions. 1
- verb with object control to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison. 1
- verb with object control to eliminate or prevent the flourishing or spread of: to control a forest fire. 1
- noun control The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. 1
- noun control (Countable Noun) NU Influence or authority over. 0
- noun control A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent. 0
- noun control The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button. 0
- noun control Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control. 0
- noun control A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure. 0
- noun control (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan. 0
- noun control A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register. 0
- noun control (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box. 0
- noun control (climatology) 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. 0
- noun control (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control. 0
- verb control To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of. 0