control

1. 1

   To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.transitive

   • With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
2. 2

   (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.transitive

3. 3

   To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.archaictransitive

4. 4

   To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.obsoletetransitive

   • I fortuned to come in, Thys rebell to behold, Whereof I hym controld; But he sayde that he wolde Agaynst my mynde and wyll In my church hawke styll.
5. 5

   To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.transitive

   • Because only by the Capette Pellet method of hormonization can growers be assured of controlled dosage and uniform results.

ant. defy · rebel · resist · obey · submit

1. 1

   An influence or authority over something.countableuncountable

   • The government has complete control over the situation.
2. 2

   The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.countableuncountable

3. 3

   Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.countableuncountable

   • She had no control of her body as she tumbled downhill. She did not know up from down. It was not unlike being cartwheeled in a relentlessly crashing wave.
4. 4

   A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.countableuncountable

5. 5

   A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.countableuncountable

6. 6

   A control group or control experiment.countableuncountable

7. 7

   A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.countableuncountable

   • “The entries in the control accounts reflect respectively the effect of the transactions on the value of Korrinna company’s receivables (sales ledger control account) and payables (purchase ledger control account.”
   • "Make sure you enter the total of any credit balances in the sales ledger into the Sales Ledger Control Account and the total of any debit balances in the purchase ledger into the Purchase Ledger Control Account."
8. 8

   An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.countableuncountable

9. 9

   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.countableuncountable

10. 10

    A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.countableuncountable