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1. Something used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for instance, the control is an inactive substance (such as a sugar pill) that is given to one group of people, so that their results can be compared with those of a group who actually took the drug. ♦ An experiment designed to test the effects of a single condition or factor on a system is called a control experiment. Only the condition being studied is allo...
2. a person or thing that controls. an air-traffic controller. kontroleur مُراقِب،مُدير مُراقَبَه диспечер controlador kontrolor, revizor der Kontrolleur leder; chef; økonomichef; controller ελεγκτήςcontrolador kontrollija, kontroller شخص یا دستگاه کنترلگر johtaja contrôleur/-euse פקח नियंत्रक nadzornik ellenőr pengawas stjórnandi; flugumferðarstjóri controllore 管理者 관제관 kontrolierius, dispečeris kontrolieris; pārraugs; regulators pengawal leiderkontrollør, oppsynsmann, tilsynslederkontroler سړی ...
3. a building at an airport from which take-off and landing instructions are given. beheertoring بُرْج مُراقَبَه ав. контролна кула torre de controle řídicí/kontrolní věž der Kontrollturm kontroltårn πύργος ελέγχου torre de control lennujuhtimistorn برج مراقبت lennonjohtotorni tour de contrôle מִגְדָל פִּקוּח , מִגְדָל פִּיקוּח नियंत्रण केन्द्र kontrolni toranj irányítótorony menara pengawas flugturn torre di controllo 管制塔 관제탑 dispečerinio valdymo centras dispečeru vadības centrs menara kawalan ...
4. in charge (of). She is very much in control (of the situation). in beheer مُسَيْطِر عَلى уравлявам no controle mít kontrolu/vládu nad unter Kontrolle haben have magt over σε θέση ελέγχου controlar; estar al mando de (millegi eest) vastutav مسئول؛ متصدی hallinnassa maître de בשליטה के द्वारा नियंत्रित upravljati, zapovijedati felelős (vmiért) menguasai hafa tök á, ráða við padrone di ～を掌握して 관리하고 있다 kontroliuojantis, valdantis, vadovaujantis uzraudzīt; vadīt; valdīt mengawal meester van med mak...
5. not under the authority or power of someone. The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient). buite beheer خارِج عَن السَّيطَرَه извън контрол descontrolado ne pod kontrolou, vymknout se kontrole nicht zu halten sein ude af kontrol; ikke til at styre εκτός ελέγχου fuera de control, descontrolado, desmandado kontrolli alt väljunud, käest ära خارج از کنترل؛ خودسر hallitsematon fou, déchaîné לָצֵאת מִכּלל שְׁלִיטָה नियंत्रण...
6. Keep your dog under control!; Everything's under control now. onder beheer تَحْت السَّيْطَرَه наред sob controle pod kontrolou unter Kontrolle under kontrol υπό έλεγχο bajo control kontrolli all تحت کنترل hallinnassa bien en main תָחַת שְׁלִיטָה ठीक स्थिति držati u vlasti ellenőrzés alatt, kézben (tart) terkendali hafa hemil á sotto controllo 管理下に 통제하다 kontroliuojamas, valdomas, prižiūrimas kontrolējams; vadāms dalam kawalan onder controle under kontroll, styring med pod kontrolą, do opanowan...
7. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct: The majority party controls the legislative agenda. See Synonyms at conduct.
8. To adjust to a requirement; regulate: rules that control trading on the stock market; valves that control the flow of water.
9. To hold in restraint; check: struggled to control my temper.
10. To reduce or prevent the spread of: used a pesticide to control insects; controlled the fire by dousing it with water.

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