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Noun control has 11 senses

control - power to direct or determine; "under control"
--₁ is a kind of power, powerfulness
--₁ has particulars:
authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so; hold; iron fist; rein

Derived form: verb control₁
control - 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"
--₂ is a kind of relation
control - (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"
--₃ is a kind of bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
--₃ has particulars: motor control
Derived form: verb control₃
control condition, control - 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"
--₄ is a kind of criterion, standard
--₄ is a part of experiment, experimentation
Derived form: verb control₆

control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
--₅ is a kind of activity
--₅ has particulars:

Derived form: verb control₄

dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control - 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"
--₆ is a kind of condition, status
--₆ has particulars:
ascendant, ascendent; domination, mastery, supremacy; predominance, predomination; dominion, rule; regulation; absolutism, tyranny, despotism; monopoly
restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
--₇ is a kind of discipline
--₇ has particulars:
self-restraint, temperateness; temperance, moderation; inhibition; continence
command, control, mastery - great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
--₈ is a kind of skillfulness

Derived forms: verb control₂, verb control₈
control - the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
--₉ is a kind of economic policy
--₉ has particulars: price control; ceiling, cap; floor, base
control, controller - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
--₁₀ is a kind of mechanism
--₁₀ has particulars:
cruise control; dial; disk controller; governor, regulator; handwheel; joystick; regulator; switch, electric switch, electrical switch; valve

Derived form: verb control₃
control - a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
--₁₁ is a kind of spirit, disembodied spirit

Verb control has 8 senses

control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

Derived forms: noun controller₂, noun control₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
--₂ is one way to restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back

Derived form: noun control₈
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
operate, control - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
--₃ is one way to manipulate

Derived forms: noun control₁₀, noun control₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
manipulate, keep in line, control - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
--₄ is one way to interact

Derived forms: noun controller₂, noun control₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
control, verify - verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
--₅ is one way to test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
--₆ is one way to see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

Derived forms: noun controller₁, noun control₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
--₇ is one way to verify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
--₈ is one way to know

Derived form: noun control₈
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something