control

n.

1) to establish; exercise, exert control over

2) to assume, take control of

3) to bring smt. under control (the fire was finally brought under control)

4) to wrest control from

5) to lose control of (she lost control of the car)

6) absolute; close, strict; full; government; lax, loose; parental; remote control (to exert strict control over smt.)

7) birth; communicable-disease; cost; damage; emissions; fire; flight; flood; gun; mission; pest; quality; stress; thought control

8) price; rent; wage control(s)

9) control of, over (to establish control over prices)

10) in control of (she was in full control of the situation)

11) beyond, out of control (the car went out of control; the fire got out of control)

12) under control (the fire was finally brought under control; the area was placed under the control of the military)

* * *

[kɒn'trəʊl]

close

communicable-disease

cost

damage

emissions

exercise

exert controlover

fire

flight

flood

full

government

gun

lax

loose

mission

parental

pest

quality

rent

stress

strict

take control of

thought control

wage control (s)

out of control (the car went out of control; the fire got out of control)

over (to establish control over prices)

remote control (to exert strict control over smt.)

absolute

beyond

birth

price

to assume

to establish

to wrest control from

control of

to lose control of (she lost control of the car)

in control of (she was in full control of the situation)

to bring smt. under control (the fire was finally brought under control)

under control (the fire was finally brought under control; the area was placed under the control of the military)