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control
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biocontrol
work on
volent
call the shots
hit
call the tune
wear the trousers
have someone by the short and curlies
play
controlling
motor control
appraising
remember
careful
evaluative
levelheaded
motory
level-headed
shackle
sound
eat one's Wheaties
healthy
intelligent
myocontrol
have someone by the balls
isotonic exercise
effortfulness
gesticulation
boss
keep a tight rein on
beasting
steer
domination
rein in
forward-leaning
guide
behavior
conduct
behaviour
doings
possessive
pursue
controllability
imperative
engage
prosecute
exercise
bigfoot
on a string
scrimmage
influence
militate
participating
awakening
diurnality
psychomotricity
proaction
active
execute
perform
operative
sway
plough into
multimovement
do
beway
reigning
playing
bring into play
firm up
grab by the lapels
regnant
ruling
upper hand
forceful
run for the exercise
emphatic
fientive
conditioner
action
activate
cool one's jets
beast
affect
hold
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influential
volent
controlling
appraising
careful
evaluative
levelheaded
motory
level-headed
sound
healthy
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possessive
imperative
participating
active
operative
multimovement
reigning
regnant
ruling
forceful
emphatic
fientive
command
play
controlling
motor control
shackle
myocontrol
isotonic exercise
effortfulness
gesticulation
beasting
domination
behavior
conduct
behaviour
doings
controllability
exercise
control
awakening
diurnality
psychomotricity
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sway
beway
playing
upper hand
conditioner
action
hold
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govern
command
control
wield
biocontrol
work on
call the shots
hit
call the tune
wear the trousers
have someone by the short and curlies
remember
eat one's Wheaties
have someone by the balls
boss
keep a tight rein on
steer
rein in
guide
pursue
engage
prosecute
bigfoot
scrimmage
influence
militate
execute
perform
plough into
do
bring into play
firm up
grab by the lapels
run for the exercise
activate
cool one's jets
beast
exercise
affect
verb
- To have or exercise a determining influence.
- To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- To exercise political authority; to run a government.
noun
verb
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- be in command of
- make someone do something
- demand as one's due
- look down on
noun
- an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
- the power or authority to command
- availability for use
- a position of highest authority
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
verb
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- handle and cause to function
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
noun
- the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- power to direct or determine
- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- discipline in personal and social activities
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
verb
- (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- To come up to bat.
- To have sex with.
- To attack.
- To affect negatively.
- To strike against something.
- To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To attack, especially amphibiously.
- In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- to work out
- To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- To switch on.
- To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- To reach or achieve.
- To use; to connect to.
- To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- To briefly visit.
- To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
pron
adj
noun
- The hit was very slight.
- A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
noun
- utilization or exercise
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
verb
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
verb
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- show appreciation to
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
noun
- A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
- A length of cable or chain equal to 12+¹⁄₂ fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
- A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
- A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
verb
adj
- exercising or showing good judgment
- in excellent physical condition
- logically valid
- having legal efficacy or force
- vigorous or severe
- free from moral defect
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- complete; thorough
adj
verb
- appear in a certain way
- make a certain noise or sound
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- cause to sound
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
verb
- To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
- To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
noun
- Wife.
- An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A term of address to a man.
- A head or reservoir of water.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
adj
noun
- Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
- Synonym of cover
- A fetish characterized by control/power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.
- A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
verb
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- take somebody somewhere
- use as a guide
- pass over, across, or through
noun
- someone employed to conduct others
- someone who shows the way by leading or advising
- something that offers basic information or instruction
- a model or standard for making comparisons
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
noun
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
noun
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
verb
- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- consume all of one's attention or time
- engage or hire for work
- ask to represent; of legal counsel
- give to in marriage
- get caught
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- hire for work or assistance
- engage for service under a term of contract
- keep engaged
noun
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
- Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
- Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
verb
- To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
- To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- To perform physical activity for health or training.
prep_phrase
verb
- To exert, make use of one's influence.
- To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
noun
- A person or thing exerting such power or action.
- Electrostatic induction.
- The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
- An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
- An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
adj
adj
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- disposed to take action or effectuate change
- characterized by energetic activity
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
- (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
- engaged in full-time work
noun
verb
- carry out or perform an action
- engage in
- get (something) done
- proceed or get along
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- create or design, often in a certain way
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- carry on or function
- arrange attractively
- travel or traverse (a distance)
noun
noun
noun
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- the series of events that form a plot
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
verb
verb
- to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.
- to engage in sexual intercourse, particularly in an illicit context
adj
noun
- Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
- A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.
- Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.
- Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.
- A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
- A sex offender.
- Something unpleasant and difficult.
- A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
noun
- An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- Power over someone or something.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- An act or instance of holding.
- Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
- A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- The wager amount, the total hold.
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- Something reserved or kept.
- A grasp or grip.
- The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015
- The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
verb
- To detain.
- To take place, to occur.
- In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To have and keep possession of something.
- Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- To contain or store.
- To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- To win one's own service game.
- To cause to wait or delay.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To grasp or grip.
- To reserve.
- To bear, carry, or manage.
- To keep oneself in a particular state.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
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