control
The power to make people or things do what you want.
The ability or authority to direct, manage, or influence people, activities, or events.
To make people or things do what you want.
To direct, manage, or influence the behavior or course of someone or something.
A part of a machine that you use to make it work.
A device, switch, or mechanism used to operate a machine, vehicle, or system.
When something is made smaller or stopped from growing too much.
The act of limiting, regulating, or restricting something to keep it within certain bounds.
- Base: control
- Plural: control, controls
- Base: control
- 3rd Person Singular: controls
- Present Participle: controling, controlling
- Past: controled, controlled
in control
1Able to manage effectively
Able to make something behave as you want.
- She remained calm and in control during the crisis.
- He likes to be in control of every detail.
lose control
1Fail to manage effectively
To not be able to make something behave as you want anymore.
- The car skidded and she lost control.
- He lost control of his temper during the meeting.
out of control
1Not manageable or under direction
Not able to be made to behave as you want.
- The fire quickly got out of control.
- His spending is out of control.
control freak
1person obsessed with control
A person who always wants to control everything and everyone, and cannot relax when they are not in control.
- My boss is such a control freak that he checks every email we send.
- She admits she’s a bit of a control freak when it comes to planning trips.
- Living with a control freak can be very stressful.
control freak
2Person who wants too much control over everything
Someone who tries too much to make people and things do what they want.
- My boss is such a control freak; he even checks our lunch breaks.
- Don't be a control freak—let others make decisions too.
under control
1successfully managed situation
When a problem or situation is being managed well and is not getting worse.
- The police finally got the situation under control.
- The fire is now under control.
- The disease is now under control thanks to vaccination.
- Everything is finally under control after the chaos.