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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.
register
Verb
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If you register someone or something, you put their name on a list.
I haven't registered for September classes yet.
Please take a moment to register your software with the company.
Our dog is registered with the city.
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If you register a complaint, protest, etc. you make your opinion known formally.
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If something doesn't register, you don't notice it.
I knew I had something else on, but I guess it just didn't register when I made the appointment.
register
Noun
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A register is an official list of names.
On voting day, I found my name was not on the register and I couldn't vote.
The government is reviewing the national register of births, deaths, and marriages.
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A register is a particular style of language used by a certain group of people or in certain situations.
Speeches are usually given in a very formal, almost written register.
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A register is a particular range of notes.
The piano plays arpeggi in higher registers, accompanying the clarinet that plays the melody in full-blooded lower middle registers.
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A cash register is a machine in a shop that calculates total payment and holds money.