Crossword clues for controlling
controlling
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controlled; p. pr. & vb. n. Controlling.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.]
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To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]
This report was controlled to be false.
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To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.
Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world.
--Shak.I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control.
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to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by using a control[7].
Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"overbearing," 1570s, present participle adjective from control (v.).
Wiktionary
Having control over a person or thing. v
(present participle of control English)
WordNet
See control
v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: command]
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" [syn: hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate]
handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: operate]
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" [syn: manipulate, keep in line]
verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: verify]
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
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" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, assure]
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: master]
[also: controlling, controlled]
adj. able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
n. power to direct or determine; "under 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"
(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"
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" [syn: control condition]
the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
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" [syn: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency]
discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: restraint] [ant: unrestraint]
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: command, mastery]
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: controller]
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
[also: controlling, controlled]
Usage examples of "controlling".
He was still reeling from the twin blows Anna had dealt him, incapable of ordering his thoughts or controlling his emotions.
With a lithe, powerful twist of his body, he rolled and placed himself above her, his muscled legs controlling hers.
He was a hungry, demanding lover, but considerate in controlling his strength and handling her carefully.
His pale lodestone eyes compelled her, like the moon silently controlling the tides.
His arms cradled her to him, his body controlling hers as he took her down to the floor.
So much for good intentions, Claire thought wryly, controlling the urge to cry.
He brought out all the emotions and feelings she had spent a lifetime controlling and protecting: love, fierce desire, even anger.
None of it added up to what she should have been, unless she played with men as some sort of ego trip, where the more dangerous the man, the greater the thrill at controlling him.
He spread her thighs and mounted her, controlling himself just long enough to slow his entry so he wouldn't hurt her, and with a low cry of pleasure Rachel took him into her body.
The wide expanse of his chest flattened her breasts, and the swollen ridge of his manhood pushed against her feminine mound, his thighs controlling the restless movement of her legs.
He lay on top of her, his heavy legs controlling hers even though she twisted restlessly.
Jake's hand shot out to aid Victoria in controlling the animal, and Victoria murmured softly to settle the horse down.
He subdued her easily, catching her hands and pinning them over her head, controlling her legs with his powerful ones.
Pure sensation jolted her and she arched again, but was still held pinned by his controlling hand and legs.
She whispered to him, controlling him mostly with her voice, crooning reassurance and love to him while she held his bridle in one hand and with the other held some gauze the medics had given her to the wound on his chest.