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control
Overview of noun control
The noun control has 11 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (19) control -- (power to direct or determine; "under control")
2. (17) control -- (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")
3. (7) control -- ((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")
4. (5) control condition, control -- (a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw")
5. (5) control -- (the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable")
6. (4) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control -- (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her")
7. (3) restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
8. (2) command, control, mastery -- (great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French")
9. (1) control -- (the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls")
10. (1) control, controller -- (a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her")
11. control -- (a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance)
Overview of verb control
The verb control has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (28) control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")
2. (20) control, 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")
3. (7) operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever")
4. (1) manipulate, keep in line, control -- (control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line")
5. control, verify -- (verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?")
6. control -- (verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account")
7. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure -- (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product")
8. master, control -- (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun control
11 senses of control
Sense 1
control
=> power, powerfulness
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
control
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
control
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
control condition, control
=> criterion, standard
=> ideal
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
control
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
restraint, control
=> discipline
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
command, control, mastery
=> skillfulness
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
control
=> economic policy
=> policy
=> argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
=> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 11
control
=> spirit, disembodied spirit
=> spiritual being, supernatural being
=> belief
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun control
7 of 11 senses of control
Sense 1
control
=> authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
=> hold
=> iron fist
=> rein
Sense 3
control
=> motor control
Sense 5
control
=> repression
=> crowd control
=> damage control
=> federalization, federalisation
=> flight control
=> flood control
=> imperialism
=> regulation, regulating
=> internal control
=> regulation, regularization, regularisation
=> possession, ownership
=> possession
=> power trip
=> riot control, riot control operation
=> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
=> steering, steerage
=> steering, guidance, direction
=> self-denial, self-discipline, self-control
=> traffic control
=> price-fixing
=> restraint
Sense 6
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
=> ascendant, ascendent
=> domination, mastery, supremacy
=> predominance, predomination, prepotency
=> dominion, rule
=> regulation
=> absolutism, tyranny, despotism
=> monopoly
Sense 7
restraint, control
=> self-restraint, temperateness
=> temperance, moderation
=> inhibition
=> continence
Sense 9
control
=> price control
=> ceiling, cap
=> floor, base
Sense 10
control, controller
=> cruise control
=> dial
=> disk controller
=> governor, regulator
=> handwheel
=> joystick
=> regulator
=> switch, electric switch, electrical switch
=> valve
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun control
11 senses of control
Sense 1
control
=> power, powerfulness
Sense 2
control
=> relation
Sense 3
control
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Sense 4
control condition, control
=> criterion, standard
Sense 5
control
=> activity
Sense 6
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
=> condition, status
Sense 7
restraint, control
=> discipline
Sense 8
command, control, mastery
=> skillfulness
Sense 9
control
=> economic policy
Sense 10
control, controller
=> mechanism
Sense 11
control
=> spirit, disembodied spirit
Antonyms of noun control
Member Holonyms of noun control
Substance Holonyms of noun control
Part Holonyms of noun control
1 of 11 senses of control
Sense 4
control condition, control
PART OF: experiment, experimentation
Member Meronyms of noun control
Substance Meronyms of noun control
Part Meronyms of noun control
Meronyms of noun control
Holonyms of noun control
1 of 11 senses of control
Sense 4
control condition, control
PART OF: experiment, experimentation
Attributes of noun control
Derived Forms of noun control
6 of 11 senses of control
Sense 1
control
RELATED TO>(verb) control#1
=> control, command
Sense 3
control
RELATED TO>(verb) control#3
=> operate, control
Sense 4
control condition, control
RELATED TO>(verb) control#6
=> control
Sense 5
control
RELATED TO>(verb) control#4
=> manipulate, keep in line, control
Sense 8
command, control, mastery
RELATED TO>(verb) control#2
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
RELATED TO>(verb) control#8
=> master, control
Sense 10
control, controller
RELATED TO>(verb) control#3
=> operate, control
Domain of noun control
1 of 11 senses of control
Sense 3
control
TOPIC>(noun) physiology#1
Domain Terms of noun control
Familiarity of noun control
control used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =11)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun control
11 senses of control
Sense 1
control
> power, powerfulness
=> potency, effectiveness, strength
=> valence, valency
=> valence, valency
=> preponderance
=> puissance
=> persuasiveness, strength
=> irresistibility, irresistibleness
=> interest, interestingness
=> stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold
=> sway
=> influence
=> repellent, repellant
=> control
=> legal power, jurisdiction
=> disposal
=> free will, discretion
=> veto
=> effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality
Sense 2
control
> relation
=> possession
=> social relation
=> position, spatial relation
=> ownership
=> causality
=> relationship, human relationship
=> function
=> association
=> logical relation
=> mathematical relation
=> foundation
=> connection, connexion, connectedness
=> unconnectedness
=> linguistic relation
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> affinity, kinship
=> kinship, family relationship, relationship
=> magnitude relation, quantitative relation
=> control
=> business relation
=> reciprocality, reciprocity
=> interrelation, interrelationship, interrelatedness
=> temporal relation
=> comparison
=> opposition, oppositeness
=> change
Sense 3
control
> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> control
=> breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
=> respiration
=> breath
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
=> insemination
=> sleeping
=> reaction, response
=> crying, weeping, tears
=> ablactation
=> anastalsis
=> discharge, emission, expelling
=> expectoration
=> festering, suppuration, maturation
=> healing
=> hypostasis
=> lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
=> lactation
=> opsonization, opsonisation
=> overactivity
=> peristalsis, vermiculation
=> perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
=> phagocytosis
=> pinocytosis
=> placentation
=> psilosis
=> tanning
=> transpiration
Sense 4
control condition, control
> criterion, standard
=> control condition, control
=> design criteria
Sense 5
control
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Sense 6
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
> condition, status
=> anchorage
=> health
=> mode
=> niche, ecological niche
=> noise conditions
=> participation, involvement
=> prepossession
=> regularization, regularisation
=> saturation
=> silence
=> situation, position
=> ski conditions
=> nomination
=> standardization, standardisation
=> stigmatism
=> astigmatism, astigmia
=> way
=> circumstance
=> homelessness
=> reinstatement
=> place
=> celibacy
=> virginity
=> innocence
=> purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness
=> guilt, guiltiness
=> encapsulation
=> polarization, polarisation
=> pathological state
=> disorder, upset
=> hyalinization, hyalinisation
=> vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolation
=> protuberance
=> curvature
=> psychological state, mental state
=> difficulty
=> improvement, melioration
=> decline, declination
=> ennoblement
=> dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
=> comfort, comfortableness
=> discomfort, uncomfortableness
=> need, demand
=> fullness
=> emptiness
=> nakedness, nudity, nudeness
=> hairlessness, depilation
=> dishabille, deshabille
=> hopefulness
=> despair, desperation
=> purity, pureness
=> impurity, impureness
=> financial condition, economic condition
=> sanitary condition
=> tilth
=> orderliness, order
=> disorderliness, disorder
=> normality, normalcy
=> abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition
=> lactosuria
=> environmental condition
=> climate, mood
=> atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
=> unsusceptibility, immunity
=> immunity, resistance
=> subservience
=> susceptibility, susceptibleness
=> wetness
=> dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
=> safety
=> danger
=> tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness
=> atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia
=> laxness, laxity
=> repair
=> soundness
=> mutism, muteness
=> eye condition
=> unsoundness
=> impropriety
=> iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark
=> light, illumination
=> malady
=> serration
=> absolution
=> automation
=> brutalization, brutalisation
=> condemnation
=> deification
=> diversification
=> exoneration
=> facilitation
=> frizz
=> fruition
=> hospitalization
=> identification
=> impaction
=> ionization, ionisation
=> irradiation
=> leakiness
=> lubrication
=> mechanization, mechanisation
=> motivation
=> mummification
=> preservation
=> prognathism
=> rustication
=> rustiness
=> scandalization, scandalisation
=> submission
=> urbanization, urbanisation
Sense 7
restraint, control
> discipline
=> self-discipline, self-denial
=> restraint, control
Sense 8
command, control, mastery
> skillfulness
=> expertness, expertise
=> handiness
=> coordination
=> versatility
=> command, control, mastery
=> adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness
=> fluency
=> proficiency, technique
=> efficiency
Sense 9
control
> economic policy
=> fiscal policy
=> New Deal
=> control
=> perestroika
=> protectionism
Sense 10
control, controller
> mechanism
=> action, action mechanism
=> actuator
=> automaton, robot, golem
=> axis, axis of rotation
=> carriage
=> cartridge ejector, ejector
=> cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor
=> clockwork
=> control, controller
=> cooling system, cooling
=> delayed action
=> drive
=> drive line, drive line system
=> fail-safe
=> film advance
=> gear, gear mechanism
=> homing device
=> hydraulic system
=> ignition, ignition system
=> lock
=> mechanical device
=> radiator
=> rotating mechanism
=> steering linkage
=> steering system, steering mechanism
=> tape drive, tape transport, transport
=> whirler
=> works, workings
Sense 11
control
> spirit, disembodied spirit
=> control
=> evil spirit
=> banshee, banshie
=> genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny
=> familiar, familiar spirit
=> peri
=> apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
=> presence
=> kachina
=> numen
=> python
=> sylvan, silvan
=> thunderbird
=> zombi, zombie, zombi spirit, zombie spirit
Meronyms of noun control
11 senses of control
Sense 10
control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun control
1 of 11 senses of control
Sense 4
control condition, control
PART OF: experiment, experimentation
Grep of noun control
arms control
ascii control character
birth-control campaigner
birth-control reformer
birth control
birth control device
birth control pill
calendar method of birth control
center for disease control and prevention
control
control account
control board
control center
control character
control circuit
control condition
control experiment
control freak
control function
control grid
control key
control operation
control panel
control rod
control room
control stick
control stock
control surface
control system
control tower
controlled substance
controller
controllership
controlling interest
crowd control
cruise control
damage control
fire control
fire control radar
fire control system
flight control
flood control
gaining control
ground control
gun control
internal control
inventory control
job-control language
job control
line of control
management control
military control
motor control
population control
price control
quality control
remote-control bomb
remote control
rhythm method of birth control
riot control
riot control operation
self-control
social control
traffic control
transmission control protocol
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
united nations office for drug control and crime prevention
Antonyms of verb control
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb control
8 senses of control
Sense 1
control, command
Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 3
operate, control
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
control, verify
=> test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 6
control
=> see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> verify
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 7
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> verify
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 8
master, control
=> know
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb control
6 of 8 senses of control
Sense 1
control, command
=> preoccupy
=> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> steer
=> hold one's own
=> manage, deal, care, handle
=> internationalize, internationalise
=> hold
=> hold sway
=> govern
=> regiment
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> harness, rein in, draw rein, rein
=> corner
=> preside
=> dominate, master
=> charm, becharm
=> govern, rule
=> call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousers
Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 3
operate, control
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> dial
=> turn
=> submarine
=> treadle
=> relay
=> gate
=> pedal
=> drive
=> fly, aviate, pilot
Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> tease
=> handle
=> ingratiate
Sense 7
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> proofread, proof
=> control
=> double-check
=> cross-check
=> cinch
=> card
=> spot-check
=> cover
Sense 8
master, control
=> cinch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb control
8 senses of control
Sense 1
control, command
Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sense 3
operate, control
=> manipulate
Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> interact
Sense 5
control, verify
=> test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
Sense 6
control
=> see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
Sense 7
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> verify
Sense 8
master, control
=> know
'Cause To' of verb control
Derived Forms of verb control
6 of 8 senses of control
Sense 1
control, command
RELATED TO>(noun) controller#2
=> restrainer, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) control#1
=> control
Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
RELATED TO>(noun) control#8
=> command, control, mastery
Sense 3
operate, control
RELATED TO>(noun) control#10
=> control, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) control#3
=> control
Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
RELATED TO>(noun) controller#2
=> restrainer, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) control#5
=> control
Sense 6
control
RELATED TO>(noun) controller#1
=> accountant, comptroller, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) control#4
=> control condition, control
Sense 8
master, control
RELATED TO>(noun) control#8
=> command, control, mastery
Domain of verb control
Domain Terms of verb control
Familiarity of verb control
control used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb control
8 senses of control
Sense 1
control, command
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
operate, control
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
control, verify
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
control
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 8
master, control
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb control
7 of 8 senses of control
Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> hold
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up, suppress
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 3
operate, control
> manipulate
=> lay hands on
=> mouse
=> twiddle, fiddle with
=> wield, handle
=> operate, control
=> massage, rub down, knead
=> knead, work
=> shuffle, ruffle, mix
=> tamper, fiddle, monkey
=> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
> interact
=> conspire, collude
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> reach out
=> patronize, patronise, condescend
=> communicate
=> manipulate, keep in line, control
=> transact
=> marginalize, marginalise
=> combine
=> have
=> invite, pay for
=> socialize, socialise
=> get in touch, touch base, connect
=> meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
=> relate
=> treat, handle, do by
=> fall all over
=> intervene, step in, interfere, interpose
=> consort, associate, affiliate, assort
=> philander, womanize, womanise
Sense 5
control, verify
> test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
=> control, verify
=> float
=> field-test
Sense 6
control
> see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> proofread, proof
=> control
=> double-check
=> cross-check
=> cinch
=> card
=> spot-check
=> cover
Sense 7
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
> verify
=> check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick
=> see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> check
Sense 8
master, control
> know
=> know the score, be with it, be on the ball, know what's going on, know what's what
=> master, control
=> master, get the hang
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb control
Sense 3
operate, control
=> manipulate
Sense 8
master, control
=> know
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Sense 5
control, verify
=> test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
Sense 7
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> verify
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Sense 1
control, command
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Sense 2
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
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Sense 4
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> interact
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Sense 6
control
=> see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
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Grep of verb control
control
decontrol
take control
Grep of adj control
controllable
controlled
controlling
Grep of adv control
beyond control
under control
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