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Word - rootword - affixes
pagpugong - pugong - pag-~
pag.pu.gung. - 3 syllables

pag- = pagpugong
pagpugong

pagpugong [pag.pu.gung.] : constraint (n.); prevention (n.); check (v.); control (v.); detain (v.); dissuade (v.); repress (v.)
pugong [pu.gung.] : clip (n.); abstain (v.); preclude (v.); prevent (v.); repress (v.); restrain (v.); restrict (v.)

Derivatives of pugong


Glosses:
constraint
n. (state)1. constraint, restraintthe state of being physically constrained.; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
~ confinementthe state of being confined.; "he was held in confinement"
~ cagesomething that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement.
n. (artifact)2. constraint, restrainta device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
~ air baga safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward.
~ airbrake, dive brakea small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
~ arrester, arrester hooka restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
~ banda restraint put around something to hold it together.
~ brakea restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle.
~ brakeanything that slows or hinders a process.; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"
~ brake padone of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk.
~ brake shoe, skid, shoea restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation.
~ catch, stopa restraint that checks the motion of something.; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
~ chainanything that acts as a restraint.
~ devicean instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixingrestraint that attaches to something or holds something in place.
~ gag, muzzlerestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.
~ leash, tether, leadrestraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
~ ignition lock, locka restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key.
~ muzzlea leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting.
~ life belt, safety belt, safety harnessbelt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt.
~ sea anchor, droguerestraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind.
~ hamper, shackle, trammel, bonda restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).
~ trammela restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble.
n. (act)3. constraintthe act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others.
~ restriction, confinementthe act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary).; "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
~ swaddling clothesrestrictions placed on the immature.
prevention
n. (act)1. bar, preventionthe act of preventing.; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
~ interference, hinderance, hindrancethe act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.
~ avertingthe act of preventing something from occurring.; "averting danger was his responsibility"
~ debarmentthe act of prevention by legal means.; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
~ disqualificationthe act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified.
~ interceptionthe act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving.; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible"
~ non-proliferation, nonproliferationthe prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons).; "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals"
~ forestalling, obviation, preclusionthe act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.
~ prophylaxisthe prevention of disease.
~ save(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring.; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
~ crushing, quelling, stifling, suppressionforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority.; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
check
n. (possession)1. bank check, check, chequea written order directing a bank to pay money.; "he paid all his bills by check"
~ bill of exchange, draft, order of paymenta document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another.
~ bad check, bad chequea check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds.; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
~ kitea bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float.
~ kitea bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.
~ counter checka blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals.
~ giro, giro chequea check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office.
~ paycheck, payroll checka check issued in payment of wages or salary.
~ certified check, certified chequea check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment.
~ personal check, personal chequea check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account.
~ cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's chequea check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person).; "cashier's checks are as good as cash"
~ blank cheque, blank checka check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank.
~ medicare check, medicare paymenta check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care.
n. (cognition)2. assay, checkan appraisal of the state of affairs.; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
~ appraisal, assessmentthe classification of someone or something with respect to its worth.
~ double check, counterchecksomething that checks the correctness of a previous check.
~ apgar scorean assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness.
~ paternity testa test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be.
~ stress testa test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress.
n. (communication)3. check, chit, tabthe bill in a restaurant.; "he asked the waiter for the check"
~ invoice, bill, accountan itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
n. (state)4. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagethe state of inactivity following an interruption.; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
~ inaction, inactiveness, inactivitythe state of being inactive.
~ counterchecka check that restrains another check.
~ logjamany stoppage attributable to unusual activity.; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
n. (cognition)5. check, confirmation, substantiation, verificationadditional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
~ cogent evidence, proofany factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something.; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"
~ bed checka check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be.
~ crosscheckan instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources.
~ odd-even check, parity check, redundancy checka system of checking for errors in computer functioning.
~ checksuma digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage.
n. (act)6. check, check-out procedure, checkoutthe act of inspecting or verifying.; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
~ spot checka check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning.; "spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees"
~ inspection, reviewa formal or official examination.; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"
n. (communication)7. check, check mark, ticka mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
~ marka written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
n. (cognition)8. balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impedimentsomething immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
~ difficultya factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
~ albatross, millstone(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps.; "she was an albatross around his neck"
~ bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds.
~ diriment impediment(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage).
~ dragsomething that slows or delays progress.; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
~ obstacle, obstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
~ straitjacketanything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
n. (attribute)9. check, chipa mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.
~ blemish, mar, defecta mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish"
n. (artifact)10. checka textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard).; "she wore a skirt with checks"
~ dog's-tooth check, dogs-tooth check, dogstooth check, hound's-tooth check, houndstooth checktextile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks.
~ weavepattern of weaving or structure of a fabric.
n. (act)11. bridle, check, curbthe act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
~ restraintthe act of controlling by restraining someone or something.; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
n. (act)12. checkobstructing an opponent in ice hockey.
~ hockey game, ice hockey, hockeya game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks.
~ obstructiongetting in someone's way.
~ crosscheckan illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick).
~ poke checkknocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick.
n. (act)13. check(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king.
~ chess movethe act of moving a chess piece.
~ discovered checka check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop.
~ chess game, chessa board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king.
v. (cognition)14. check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss outexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvasconsider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
~ check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, markput a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
~ keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, followfollow with the eyes or the mind.; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
v. (social)15. checkmake an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
~ examine, seeobserve, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
~ screen, testtest or examine for the presence of disease or infection.; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
~ countercheckcheck a second time.
~ breathalyse, breathalyzetest someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer.
v. (cognition)16. ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to itbe 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"
~ proofread, proofread for errors.; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
~ check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, markput a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
~ controlverify by using a duplicate register for comparison.; "control an account"
~ checkverify by consulting a source or authority.; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
~ double-checkcheck once more to be absolutely sure.
~ cross-checkcheck out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example.
~ cinchmake sure of.
~ cardask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor.; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"
~ spot-checkpick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality.
~ verifyconfirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
~ ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, checkfind out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
~ covermaintain a check on; especially by patrolling.; "The second officer covered the top floor"
~ verify, controlcheck or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
v. (social)17. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderatelessen 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"
~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrictplace limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdueto put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
~ damprestrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
~ mortify, crucify, subduehold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
~ abnegate, denydeny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keepkeep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
~ restrictplace under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled"
~ traincause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine"
~ catchcheck oneself during an action.; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
~ batemoderate or restrain; lessen the force of.; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
~ thermostatcontrol the temperature with a thermostat.
~ countercheck, counteractoppose or check by a counteraction.
v. (motion)18. checkstop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
~ stop, haltcome to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
~ checkstop in a chase especially when scent is lost.; "The dog checked"
~ checkabandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey.
v. (cognition)19. check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick offput a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go overexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
~ receiptmark or stamp as paid.
~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, seebe 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"
~ verifyconfirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
v. (change)20. check, delay, retardslow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
~ dampencheck; keep in check (a fire).
~ detain, delay, staystop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
v. (stative)21. check, check outbe verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!"
~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, checkbe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
v. (stative)22. agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tallybe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
~ consistbe consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
~ check out, checkbe verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!"
~ lookaccord in appearance with.; "You don't look your age!"
~ answermatch or correspond.; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
~ coincidebe the same.; "our views on this matter coincided"
~ alignbe or come into adjustment with.
~ correlateto bear a reciprocal or mutual relation.; "Do these facts correlate?"
~ parallelbe parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
~ twin, duplicate, parallelduplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
~ squarebe compatible with.; "one idea squares with another"
~ bear out, underpin, corroborate, supportsupport with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
~ equal, bebe identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
~ resembleappear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"
~ conform to, fit, meetsatisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
~ homologizebe homologous.; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs"
~ befit, beseem, suitaccord or comport with.; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agreego together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agreego together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
~ patternform a pattern.; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
~ adherebe compatible or in accordance with.; "You must adhere to the rules"
~ rime, rhymebe similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.; "hat and cat rhyme"
v. (social)23. checkblock or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey.
~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinderhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
v. (social)24. check, condition, discipline, traindevelop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
~ make grow, developcause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
~ mortifypractice self-denial of one's body and appetites.
~ groom, train, prepareeducate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
v. (possession)25. checkconsign for shipment on a vehicle.; "check your luggage before boarding"
~ checkhand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.; "Check your coat at the door"
~ consign, chargegive over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage"
v. (possession)26. checkhand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.; "Check your coat at the door"
~ consign, chargegive over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage"
~ checkconsign for shipment on a vehicle.; "check your luggage before boarding"
v. (motion)27. checkabandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey.
~ falconrythe art of training falcons to hunt and return.
~ stop, haltcome to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
~ checkstop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
v. (motion)28. checkstop in a chase especially when scent is lost.; "The dog checked"
~ stop, haltcome to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
~ checkstop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
v. (creation)29. check, checker, chequermark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on.
~ drawrepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
v. (competition)30. checkdecline to initiate betting.
~ card game, cardsa game played with playing cards.
~ move, gohave a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?"
v. (competition)31. arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn backhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
~ cut down, cut outintercept (a player).
~ defendbe on the defensive; act against an attack.
v. (competition)32. checkplace into check.; "He checked my kings"
~ chess game, chessa board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king.
~ move, gohave a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?"
~ aggress, attacktake the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
v. (communication)33. checkwrite out a check on a bank account.
~ make out, write out, issue, cutmake out and issue.; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
v. (communication)34. ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watchfind out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, seebe 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"
~ ascertain, determine, find out, findestablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
~ testdetermine the presence or properties of (a substance).
v. (cognition)35. checkverify by consulting a source or authority.; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, seebe 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"
~ verifyconfirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
v. (change)36. checkarrest the motion (of something) abruptly.; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
~ stanch, staunch, stem, haltstop the flow of a liquid.; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
~ stopcause to stop.; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
v. (change)37. check, chinkmake cracks or chinks in.; "The heat checked the paint"
~ crack, check, breakbecome fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
~ crackcause to become cracked.; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
v. (change)38. break, check, crackbecome fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
~ changeundergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
~ chink, checkmake cracks or chinks in.; "The heat checked the paint"
~ crackcause to become cracked.; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
~ crackbreak partially but keep its integrity.; "The glass cracked"
control
n. (attribute)1. controlpower to direct or determine.; "under control"
~ power, powerfulnesspossession of controlling influence.; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
~ authority, potency, authorisation, authorization, say-so, dominancethe power or right to give orders or make decisions.; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
~ corporatismcontrol of a state or organization by large interest groups.; "individualism is in danger of being swamped by a kind of corporatism"
~ holdpower by which something or someone is affected or dominated.; "he has a hold over them"
~ iron fistrigorous or ruthless control.; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions"
~ reinany means of control.; "he took up the reins of government"
n. (linkdef)2. controla 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"
~ relationan abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
n. (act)3. control(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"
~ motor controlcontrol of muscles.
~ physiologythe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms.
~ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activityan organic process that takes place in the body.; "respiratory activity"
n. (cognition)4. control, control conditiona standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment.; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
~ experiment, experimentationthe act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.
~ criterion, standardthe ideal in terms of which something can be judged.; "they live by the standards of their community"
n. (act)5. controlthe activity of managing or exerting control over something.; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
~ activityany specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity"
~ repressionthe act of repressing; control by holding down.; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
~ crowd controlactivity of controlling a crowd.
~ damage controlan effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss.
~ federalisation, federalizationthe act of being put under federal control.
~ flight controlcontrol from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically.
~ flood control(engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods.
~ imperialismany instance of aggressive extension of authority.
~ regulating, regulationthe act of controlling or directing according to rule.; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
~ internal controlan accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc..
~ regularisation, regularization, regulationthe act of bringing to uniformity; making regular.
~ possession, ownershipthe act of having and controlling property.
~ possession(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck).; "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
~ power trip(slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people.
~ riot control, riot control operationthe measures taken to control a riot.
~ prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizingthe act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).
~ steerage, steeringthe act of steering a ship.
~ steering, guidance, directionthe act of setting and holding a course.; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
~ self-control, self-denial, self-disciplinethe act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses.
~ traffic controlcontrol of the flow of traffic in a building or a city.
~ price-fixingcontrol (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce.
~ restraintthe act of controlling by restraining someone or something.; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
n. (state)6. ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominancethe 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"
~ condition, statusa state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
~ ascendant, ascendentposition or state of being dominant or in control.; "that idea was in the ascendant"
~ supremacy, domination, masterypower to dominate or defeat.; "mastery of the seas"
~ predominance, predomination, prepotencythe state of being predominant over others.
~ dominion, ruledominance or power through legal authority.; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
~ regulationthe state of being controlled or governed.
~ absolutism, despotism, tyrannydominance through threat of punishment and violence.
~ monopolyexclusive control or possession of something.; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
n. (attribute)7. control, restraintdiscipline in personal and social activities.; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
~ disciplinethe trait of being well behaved.; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
~ self-restraint, temperatenessexhibiting restraint imposed on the self.; "an effective temperateness in debate"
~ temperance, moderationthe trait of avoiding excesses.
~ inhibitionthe quality of being inhibited.
~ continencevoluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge.
n. (cognition)8. command, control, masterygreat skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity.; "a good command of French"
~ skillfulnessthe state of being cognitively skillful.
n. (artifact)9. control, controllera mechanism that controls the operation of a machine.; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
~ cruise controlcontrol mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed.
~ dialthe control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning.
~ disk controller(computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive.
~ governor, regulatora control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel).
~ handwheelcontrol consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated.
~ joysticka manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers.
~ mechanismdevice consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function.
~ regulatorany of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc..
~ electric switch, electrical switch, switchcontrol consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit.
~ valvecontrol consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.
n. (person)10. controla spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance.
~ disembodied spirit, spiritany incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings.
n. (communication)11. controlthe economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc..; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
~ economic policya government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues.
~ price controlrestriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation).
~ ceiling, roof, capan upper limit on what is allowed.; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"
~ floor, basea lower limit.; "the government established a wage floor"
v. (social)12. command, controlexercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
~ preoccupyengage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, directdirect the course; determine the direction of travelling.
~ steerdirect (oneself) somewhere.; "Steer clear of him"
~ hold one's ownmaintain one's position and be in control of a situation.
~ handle, manage, care, dealbe in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
~ internationalise, internationalizeput under international control.; "internationalize trade of certain drugs"
~ holdtake and maintain control over, often by violent means.; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
~ hold swaybe master; reign or rule.
~ governdirect or strongly influence the behavior of.; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
~ regimentsubject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization.; "regiment one's children"
~ monopolise, monopolizehave and control fully and exclusively.; "He monopolizes the laser printer"
~ draw rein, rein, rein in, harnesscontrol and direct with or as if by reins.; "rein a horse"
~ cornergain control over.; "corner the gold market"
~ presideact as president.; "preside over companies and corporations"
~ dominate, masterhave dominance or the power to defeat over.; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
~ becharm, charmcontrol by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft.
~ rule, governexercise authority over; as of nations.; "Who is governing the country now?"
~ call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousersexercise authority or be in charge.; "Who is calling the shots in this house?"
v. (contact)13. control, operatehandle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
~ synchronise, synchronizeoperate simultaneously.; "The clocks synchronize"
~ master, controlhave a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?"
~ dialoperate a dial to select a telephone number.; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
~ manipulatehold something in one's hands and move it.
~ turnalter the functioning or setting of.; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"
~ submarinecontrol a submarine.
~ treadleoperate (machinery) by a treadle.
~ relaycontrol or operate by relay.
~ gatecontrol with a valve or other device that functions like a gate.
~ pedaloperate the pedals on a keyboard instrument.
~ driveoperate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
~ aviate, pilot, flyoperate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
v. (emotion)14. control, keep in line, manipulatecontrol (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"
~ teaseto arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them.; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
~ handleshow and train.; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
~ ingratiategain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.
~ interactact together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
v. (social)15. control, verifycheck or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
~ science, scientific disciplinea particular branch of scientific knowledge.; "the science of genetics"
~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, seebe 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"
~ test, try out, essay, try, examine, proveput to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
v. (cognition)16. controlverify by using a duplicate register for comparison.; "control an account"
~ archaicism, archaismthe use of an archaic expression.
~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, seebe 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"
v. (cognition)17. control, masterhave a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?"
~ understandknow and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
~ knowknow how to do or perform something.; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"
~ cinchget a grip on; get mastery of.
~ control, operatehandle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
detain
v. (social)1. confine, detaindeprive of freedom; take into confinement.
~ keephold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school"
~ straitensqueeze together.
~ gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, lag, remand, put awaylock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
~ interndeprive of freedom.; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
~ bind overorder a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her.; "The defendant was bound over for trial"
~ imprisonconfine as if in a prison.; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
~ cage, cage inconfine in a cage.; "The animal was caged"
~ trap, pin downplace in a confining or embarrassing position.; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
~ keep incause to stay indoors.
v. (change)2. delay, detain, staystop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
~ retard, delay, checkslow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
v. (change)3. delay, detain, hold upcause to be slowed down or delayed.; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
~ decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardlose velocity; move more slowly.; "The car decelerated"
~ stonewallengage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate.; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
~ catchdelay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned.; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"
~ stalldeliberately delay an event or action.; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
~ buy timeact so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage.
dissuade
v. (communication)1. deter, dissuadeturn away from by persuasion.; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
~ talk out ofpersuade someone not to do something.
~ advise, counsel, redegive advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
repress
v. (social)1. keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugateput down by force or intimidation.; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
~ crush, oppress, suppresscome down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority.; "The government oppresses political activists"
v. (contact)2. muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangleconceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdueto put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
v. (cognition)3. repress, suppressput out of one's consciousness.
~ psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathologythe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
~ forget, burydismiss from the mind; stop remembering.; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
~ swallowkeep from expressing.; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
v. (change)4. repressblock the action of.
~ changeundergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
abstain
v. (social)1. abstainrefrain from voting.
~ refrain, forbearresist doing something.; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
v. (consumption)2. abstain, desist, refrainchoose not to consume.; "I abstain from alcohol"
~ fastabstain from eating.; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
~ fastabstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons.; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
~ keep off, avoidrefrain from certain foods or beverages.; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
~ teetotalpractice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
preclude
v. (social)1. forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, preventkeep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
~ make unnecessary, savemake unnecessary an expenditure or effort.; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
~ avert, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviateprevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinderhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
~ frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoilhinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
~ kibosh, block, halt, stopstop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
v. (stative)2. close out, preclude, rule outmake impossible, especially beforehand.
~ obviate, rid of, eliminatedo away with.
prevent
v. (social)1. keep, preventstop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
~ defendbe on the defensive; act against an attack.
~ keephold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school"
~ keep out, shut out, exclude, shutprevent from entering; shut out.; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
~ holdkeep from departing.; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
~ keep awayprevent from coming close.; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"
~ blankkeep the opposing (baseball) team from winning.
~ hinder, impedebe a hindrance or obstacle to.; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
~ rain out, wash outprevent or interrupt due to rain.; "The storm had washed out the game"
repress
restrain
v. (social)1. hold back, keep, keep back, restrainkeep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
~ holdkeep from exhaling or expelling.; "hold your breath"
~ confineprevent from leaving or from being removed.
~ bottle up, suppress, inhibitcontrol and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.
~ bottle up, suppress, inhibitcontrol and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.
~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, holdlessen 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"
v. (change)2. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammelplace limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
~ tighten, reducenarrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
~ tielimit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
~ gaterestrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment.
~ draw a line, draw the linereasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"
~ mark off, mark outset boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory"
~ harness, rein, rulekeep in check.; "rule one's temper"
~ baffle, regulatecheck the emission of (sound).
~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangleprevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tightenrestrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
~ clamp down, crack downrepress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs"
~ inhibitlimit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrainhold back.
~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, holdlessen 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"
v. (contact)3. confine, hold, restrainto close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
~ disable, disenable, incapacitatemake unable to perform a certain action.; "disable this command on your computer"
~ tie down, tie up, truss, bindsecure with or as if with ropes.; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
~ fetter, shacklerestrain with fetters.
~ enchainrestrain or bind with chains.
~ pinion, shacklebind the arms of.
~ impound, poundplace or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
~ pound up, poundshut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
~ pen up, foldconfine in a fold, like sheep.
~ groundconfine or restrict to the ground.; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
v. (contact)4. constrain, cumber, encumber, restrainhold back.
~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrictplace limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
~ bridleput a bridle on.; "bridle horses"
~ curbkeep to the curb.; "curb your dogs"
~ clogimpede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden.; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
v. (emotion)5. intimidate, restrainto compel or deter by or as if by threats.
~ warnnotify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
~ daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dashcause to lose courage.; "dashed by the refusal"
~ discouragedeprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged.
restrict
v. (change)1. curb, curtail, cut back, restrictplace restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school"
~ circumscribe, confine, limitrestrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
~ abridgelessen, diminish, or curtail.; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
~ immobilise, immobilizecause to be unable to move.; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
v. (social)2. restrictplace under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled"
~ classifydeclare unavailable, as for security reasons.; "Classify these documents"
~ taboodeclare as sacred and forbidden.
~ scant, skimplimit in quality or quantity.
~ localise, localizerestrict something to a particular area.
~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, holdlessen 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"
v. (change)3. qualify, restrictmake more specific.; "qualify these remarks"
~ modifymake less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"