control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course.

To control is to dominate or command something or someone, as in Tomas showed excellent control of his hand several weeks after his surgery. As a noun, control can refer to the act of controlling, as in I …

CONTROL definition: 1. to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour: 2. the act of…. Learn more.

1. to command, direct, or rule: to control a country. 2. to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrain: to control one's emotions; to control a fire.

To have control is to have the power to run something in an orderly way. A skillful teacher maintains control over students who might otherwise waste time or be disruptive.

1. manage, govern, rule. 2. restrain, bridle, constrain.

To exercise control over; hold in restraint or check; subject to authority; direct; regulate; govern; dominate. To have superior force or authority over; overpower.

There are various types of control used in experimental science, and often several groups of subjects serve as controls, being subjected to different variations of the experimental procedure, or controlling …

Control definition: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct.

Definition of control noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.