control

[US]/kənˈtrəʊl/
[UK]/kənˈtroʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to have power over, manage, or influence
n. the power to manage or direct; a means of regulating or managing

Phrases & Collocations

control panel

remote control

self-control

control group

birth control

temperature control

pest control

quality control

control freak

control tower

Example Sentences

a Spitfire control column.

He was in control of the car.

a masterly control of the ball

no attempt was made to control for variations.

a dual-control pilot trainer.

the controls and instrumentation of an aircraft.

ixnay to corporate control!.

a space-age control room.

quadrilateral control by foreign powers

influence or control shrewdly or deviously.

selective controls on goods

He lost control of it.

A military junta took control of the country.

children learn to control their bodily functions.

her self-control finally broke.

neurons control the contraction of muscles.

growing controls on local spending.

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