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adj
- Subjected to regulation or direction.
- restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
- (medicine, sciences, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
- Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
- (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
verb
noun
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- a principle that limits the extent of something
- the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
noun
- A regulating principle.
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- (uncountable) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
- dominance or power through legal authority
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- something regarded as a normative example
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
verb
- (transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- decide with authority
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- mark or draw with a ruler
- keep in check
- be excellent or outstanding
- decide on and make a declaration about
noun
- A regulated system; a regimen.
- A period of rule.
- A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
- A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- Mode of rule or management.
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
adj
noun
- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- a principle that limits the extent of something
- the quality of being limited or restricted
- (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
- The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
- (law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
- An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
verb
noun
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- the distance covered by a step
- a step in walking or running
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- the rate of some repeating event
- the relative speed of progress or change
- (collective) A group of donkeys.
- A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
- A step taken with the foot.
- Speed or velocity in general.
- Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
- The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
- Easter.
adj
prep
verb
noun
- An enforced compliance or control.
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
prep_phrase
verb
- To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
- To dictate policy.
- To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
- To put or maintain in order.
- shape or influence; give direction to
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
- restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
verb
noun
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
- Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
- Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
- (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
- The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
- Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
- A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
- (aviation) A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
- Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- (usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
- (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
- (linguistics) A sound law; a regular change in the pronunciation of a language.
- (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- (law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
- A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- the force of policemen and officers
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
noun
- the imposition of standards or regulations
- (diplomacy) Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
- (sociology) A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
- (economics) Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
- (operations) Normalized production.
- (politics) Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
- (databases) In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
- Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
- Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
- (statistics) The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.
name
noun
- the imposition of standards or regulations
- the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
- the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
- The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
- The process of establishing a standard.
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
verb
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- An inspection or examination.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A small chink or crack.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
verb
- place into check
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- slow the growth or development of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- make an examination or investigation
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- make cracks or chinks in
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- write out a check on a bank account
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
- (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
- (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
- (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
- (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
- (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
adj
intj
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- (figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
- (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- (equestrianism) A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
verb
- keep to the curb
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- place restrictions on
- (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.
- (transitive) To furnish (a well etc.) with a curb; to restrain (a bank of earth, etc.) by a curb.
- (transitive) To bend or curve.
- (transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.
- (transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp.
- (transitive) To rein in.
- (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
- (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
verb
noun
- Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
- (Scotland, now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
- A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
- A document describing such a policy.
- A document containing or certifying this contract.
- A contract of insurance.
- A number pool lottery
- a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
- a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
- written contract or certificate of insurance
verb
- (intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
- (transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
- (intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
- (transitive) To make something loose.
- (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
- (intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
- (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- (intransitive) To become loose.
- become loose or looser or less tight
- make less severe or strict
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- make less taut
- become less severe or strict
- make less active or fast
- cause to feel relaxed
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
noun
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- a principle that limits the extent of something
- the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
noun
- A regulating principle.
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- (uncountable) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
- dominance or power through legal authority
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- something regarded as a normative example
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
verb
- (transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel.
- (intransitive) To decide judicially.
- (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- decide with authority
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- mark or draw with a ruler
- keep in check
- be excellent or outstanding
- decide on and make a declaration about
noun
- A regulated system; a regimen.
- A period of rule.
- A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
- (hydrology) A set of characteristics.
- A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- Mode of rule or management.
- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
- (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
noun
- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- a principle that limits the extent of something
- the quality of being limited or restricted
- (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
- The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
- (law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
- An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
noun
- An enforced compliance or control.
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
noun
- the imposition of standards or regulations
- (diplomacy) Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
- (sociology) A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
- (economics) Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
- (operations) Normalized production.
- (politics) Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
- (databases) In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
- Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
- Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
- (statistics) The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.
name
noun
- the imposition of standards or regulations
- the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
- the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
- The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
- The process of establishing a standard.
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
verb
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- An inspection or examination.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A small chink or crack.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
verb
- place into check
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- slow the growth or development of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- make an examination or investigation
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- make cracks or chinks in
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- write out a check on a bank account
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
- (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
- (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
- (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
- (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
- (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
adj
intj
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- (figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
- (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- (equestrianism) A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
verb
- keep to the curb
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- place restrictions on
- (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.
- (transitive) To furnish (a well etc.) with a curb; to restrain (a bank of earth, etc.) by a curb.
- (transitive) To bend or curve.
- (transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.
- (transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp.
- (transitive) To rein in.
- (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
- (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
verb
noun
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- the distance covered by a step
- a step in walking or running
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- the rate of some repeating event
- the relative speed of progress or change
- (collective) A group of donkeys.
- A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
- A step taken with the foot.
- Speed or velocity in general.
- Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
- The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
- Easter.
adj
prep
verb
verb
- To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
- To dictate policy.
- To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
- To put or maintain in order.
- shape or influence; give direction to
- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
- restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
verb
noun
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
- Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
- Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
- (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
- The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
- Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
- A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
- (aviation) A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
- Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- (usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
- (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
- (linguistics) A sound law; a regular change in the pronunciation of a language.
- (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- (law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
- A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- the force of policemen and officers
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
verb
noun
- Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
- (Scotland, now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
- A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
- A document describing such a policy.
- A document containing or certifying this contract.
- A contract of insurance.
- A number pool lottery
- a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
- a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
- written contract or certificate of insurance
verb
- (intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
- (transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
- (intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
- (transitive) To make something loose.
- (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
- (intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
- (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- (intransitive) To become loose.
- become loose or looser or less tight
- make less severe or strict
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- make less taut
- become less severe or strict
- make less active or fast
- cause to feel relaxed
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
adj
- Subjected to regulation or direction.
- restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
- (medicine, sciences, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
- Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
- (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.