control
Cross references:
1. conduct 2. power
1. con.trol \k*n-'tro-l\ \-'tro--l*-b*l\ \-'tro-l-m*nt\ vt or con.trolled;
or con.trol.ling [ME controllen, fr. MF contreroller, fr. contrerolle copy
of]an account, audit, fr. contre- counter- + rolle roll, account 1: to
check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments 2a: to exercise
restraining or directing influence over : REGULATE 2b: to have power over
: RULE - con.trol.la.ble aj
2. control n 1a: an act or instance of controlling 1b: skill in the use of
a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium 1c: direction,
regulation, and coordination of production, administration, and other
business activities 2: RESTRAINT, RESERVE 3: a means or method of
controlling : one that controls : as 3a: the subject of a control
experiment 3b: a mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a
machine, appar atus, or system 3c: a personality or spirit believed to
actuate the utterances or performan ces of a spiritualist medium