definition of
control

[1] #1 control v. [command] exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces". wn

[2] #2 control v. [hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger". wn

[3] #3 control n. power to direct or determine; "under control". wn

[4] #4 control n. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus". wn

[5] #5 control n. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters". wn