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control
noun
a
button
,
switch
,
or
other
device
used
to
operate
a
machine
or
piece
of
equipment
β’
Press
the
volume
control
to
make
the
music
louder
.
Press
the
volume
control
to
make
the
music
louder
.
β’
The
remote
control
is
on
the
coffee
table
.
The
remote
control
is
on
the
coffee
table
.
noun
the
power
or
ability
to
make
people
,
things
,
or
events
do
what
you
want
or
to
keep
them
from
doing
what
you
do
not
want
β’
Maria
kept
control
of
the
meeting
by
guiding
the
discussion
back
to
the
topic
.
Maria
kept
control
of
the
meeting
by
guiding
the
discussion
back
to
the
topic
.
β’
The
dog
barked
wildly
,
but
its
owner
quickly
regained
control
.
The
dog
barked
wildly
,
but
its
owner
quickly
regained
control
.
From
Middle
English
contrΓ΄le
,
from
Anglo-French
contreroule
β
copy
of
a
roll
,
counter-check
β,
from
Latin
contra
β
against
β
+
rotulus
β
roll
β.
verb
-
control
,
controlling
,
controls
,
controlled
to
direct
,
limit
,
or
rule
people
,
things
,
or
events
so
that
they
behave
or
happen
in
the
way
you
want
β’
Pilots
control
the
airplane
with
pedals
and
a
yoke
.
Pilots
control
the
airplane
with
pedals
and
a
yoke
.
β’
She
tried
to
control
her
laughter
during
the
serious
ceremony
.
She
tried
to
control
her
laughter
during
the
serious
ceremony
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
:
from
Anglo-French
contreroule
,
meaning
β
counter-check
β.
noun
a
button
,
switch
,
or
other
device
used
to
operate
a
machine
or
piece
of
equipment
β’
The
volume
control
on
the
speaker
is
a
small
silver
knob
.
The
volume
control
on
the
speaker
is
a
small
silver
knob
.
β’
She
lost
the
remote
control
somewhere
between
the
cushions
.
She
lost
the
remote
control
somewhere
between
the
cushions
.
Developed
from
the
general
sense
of
β
control
β
as
guidance
,
later
applied
to
physical
parts
that
guide
machines
.
noun
the
power
to
direct
what
someone
or
something
does
or
what
happens
β’
During
the
meeting
,
the
chairperson
kept
control
and
made
sure
everyone
spoke
in
turn
.
During
the
meeting
,
the
chairperson
kept
control
and
made
sure
everyone
spoke
in
turn
.
β’
The
driver
lost
control
of
the
car
on
the
icy
road
.
The
driver
lost
control
of
the
car
on
the
icy
road
.
From
Middle
English
controle
,
from
Anglo-French
contreroule
β
counter-roll
,
register
β,
later
β
power
of
checking
β,
from
Medieval
Latin
contrarotulus
(β
copy
of
a
roll
β).
The
sense
shifted
to
β
authority
over
something
β
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
control
,
controlling
,
controls
,
controlled
to
make
something
or
someone
behave
,
move
,
or
work
in
the
way
you
want
β’
Strong
winds
controlled
the
direction
of
the
fire
.
Strong
winds
controlled
the
direction
of
the
fire
.
β’
You
can
control
the
toy
car
with
this
app
on
your
phone
.
You
can
control
the
toy
car
with
this
app
on
your
phone
.
noun
in
science
,
a
sample
or
group
kept
unchanged
so
it
can
be
compared
with
the
part
of
the
experiment
that
is
changed
β’
The
plants
given
no
fertilizer
served
as
the
control
in
the
experiment
.
The
plants
given
no
fertilizer
served
as
the
control
in
the
experiment
.
β’
Researchers
compared
the
drug
group
with
a
placebo
control
group
.
Researchers
compared
the
drug
group
with
a
placebo
control
group
.
verb
-
control
,
controlling
,
controls
,
controlled
to
limit
something
or
keep
it
from
becoming
too
strong
,
large
,
or
harmful
β’
Medicine
helped
control
his
high
blood
pressure
.
Medicine
helped
control
his
high
blood
pressure
.
β’
We
need
to
control
the
spread
of
rumors
before
they
damage
the
company
.
We
need
to
control
the
spread
of
rumors
before
they
damage
the
company
.