control 5
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
Examples
- 1.the control of the mob by the police was admirable
Hypernym
activity 1
noun
any specific behavior
EnglishDerivationally related form
control 4
verb
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Hyponym
repression 3
noun
the act of repressing; control by holding down
crowd control 1
noun
activity of controlling a crowd
damage control 1
noun
an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
federalization 2
noun
the act of being put under federal control
flight control 1
noun
control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
