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control
Noun
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If you have control over someone or something, you can make it do what you want.
He should try to take control and tell the other handlers what to do.
in the rain, he had lost control on the wet surface and spun off the road.
The country fell under the direct control of the army.
They are trying to keep tighter control over spending.
The government will demand improved pollution control systems for all factories.
Most companies devote some resources to quality control and product testing.
Unless birth control methods are used, sooner or later the woman is likely to get pregnant.
The continuing Soviet desire for arms control led to a SALT II treaty.
The brain's control systems tend to decline with age so that, for instance, our balance gets less good.
The experimental group took the medicine while the control group took a sugar pill.
Suddenly the airplane went out of control and started diving.
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A control is a button, switch, dial, etc. that lets you make a machine do what you want.
If you turn off your TV with the remote control, it continues to use a quarter of normal power.
She touched the volume control and the sound dropped.
control
Verb
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If you control something, you make it do what you want.
Too many people are overweight because they can't control their eating behaviour.
The company is controlled by a New York businessman.
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If you control something, you do not let its numbers or size grow too much.
The new plan should control inflation.
box
Noun
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A box is a square container, usually with four sides, a top and a bottom.
We had big cardboard boxes filled with the stuff.
I gave my seat to an old woman with a chicken in a wooden box.
It was always fun to open my lunch box and see what my mom had packed.
Jack Ferguson found a box containing his son's personal papers,
After the party, there were empty pizza boxes everywhere.
UPS had delivered a stack of boxes.
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A box is a container.
The address was a local post office box, not a physical address.
My cell phone was in the glove box of the car.
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A box is a square area with lines around it in a magazine, book, or computer screen.
It's especially important to speak to your doctor if you belong to this group (see box on page 118).
Right-click in any Explorer window or any Open or Save dialog box.
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A box is an electronic device such as a television, radio, or computer.
We'd brought a boom box out back and played the only radio station that came in.
More TVs get connected to the Internet, either directly or through set-top boxes.
box
Verb
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If you box, you fight someone for sport by punching them.
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If you box something (up), you put it in a box.
He boxed his old belongings up.
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If you box something on a page, you draw a square around it.
stand
Verb
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When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.
I stand in the bus when there are no seats.
He stood in line at the store for a long time.
stand
Noun
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A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.
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You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.
The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.