The act of exerting control.

(chiefly Britain) Exerting control over a person or thing.

present participle of control

plural of controlling

plural of control

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of control

Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions. / Resulting from a comparison with control samples. / (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.

simple past tense and past participle of control

One who controls something. / (electronics) Any electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.

(idiomatic) Exercising control over a machine, vehicle, situation etc.