Synonym: check, command, contain, curb, influence, master, restrain. Similar words: out of control, under control, control group, beyond control, controversy, controversial, on the contrary, contrast. Meaning: [kən'trəʊl] 
n. 1. power to direct or determine 2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another 3. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc 4. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment 5. the activity of managing or exerting control over something 6. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another 7. discipline in personal and social activities 8. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity 9. the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. 10. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine 11. a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance. v. 1. exercise authoritative control or power over 2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 3. handle and cause to function 4. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage 5. verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments 6. verify by using a duplicate register for comparison 7. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something 8. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.
n. 1. power to direct or determine 2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another 3. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc 4. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment 5. the activity of managing or exerting control over something 6. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another 7. discipline in personal and social activities 8. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity 9. the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. 10. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine 11. a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance. v. 1. exercise authoritative control or power over 2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 3. handle and cause to function 4. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage 5. verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments 6. verify by using a duplicate register for comparison 7. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something 8. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of. 
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151. He is rigorous in his control of expenditure.
152. The army has seized control of the country.
153. The government must take decisive action on gun control.
154. Prices are spiralling out of control.
155. I just couldn't control my temper.
156. Youngsters need to take control of their own lives.
157. Press control and F2 to exit.
158. Newspapers today are entirely free from government control.
159. The timer must have been actuated by radio control.
160. Inflation has got out of control.
161. They soon got the situation under control.
162. We must legislate to control these drugs.
163. He left the control station and went topside.
164. Arms control is high on the agenda.
165. The police retained control of the situation.
166. Firemen said they had the blaze under control.
167. The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.
168. The bomb was exploded by remote control.
169. He was finally defeated by forces beyond his control.
170. He was finding it difficult to control his feelings.
171. All the newspapers were taken under government control. Sentencedict.com
172. The situation was beyond her control.
173. The children are out of control.
174. She was careful not to let her control slip.
175. Mission control ordered the spacecraft to return to earth.
176. The two big companies control 72% of the market.
177. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 9:44 p.m.
178. The press was freed from political control.
179. Rebel armies have taken control of the radio station.
180. The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed,[Sentencedict.com] and it went careening down the hill.
More similar words: out of control, under control, control group, beyond control, controversy, controversial, on the contrary, contrast, contract, contribute, by contrast, contributor, contractor, contrast to, contribute to, contribution, contretemps, to the contrary, patrol, introduce, introspect, introduction, introspection, contend, contain, context, contest, confront, continue, concentrate.