#control  the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
  supertype:  #activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
  subtype:  #repression  the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
  subtype:  #crowd_control__crowdcontrol  activity of controlling a crowd
  subtype:  #damage_control  an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
  subtype:  #flight_control  control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
  subtype:  #flood_control__floodcontrol  (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods
  subtype:  #imperialism  any instance of aggressive extension of authority
  subtype:  #regulating__regulation  the act of regulating; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
     subtype:  #autoregulation  (physiology) maintaining a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
     subtype:  #devaluation.regulating  an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
     subtype:  #gun_control__guncontrol  efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
     subtype:  #indexation  a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
     subtype:  #coordination  the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
        subtype:  #synchronization__synchronisation__synchronizing  coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary"
        subtype:  #proration  the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer
     subtype:  #limitation__restriction  an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
        subtype:  #load-shedding  cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
        subtype:  #arms_control  a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
        subtype:  #freeze  fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level: "a freeze on hiring"
           subtype:  #hiring_freeze  freeze on hiring
           subtype:  #price_freeze__pricefreeze  freeze of prices at a given level
           subtype:  #wage_freeze  freeze of wages at a given level
        subtype:  #clampdown  sudden restriction on an activity
  subtype:  #quality_control__qualitycontrol  maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods
  subtype:  #possessing_act__possession__ownership  the act of possessing; "they took possession of the ball"
     subtype:  #holding__retention__keeping  the act of keeping in your possession
        subtype:  #withholding.holding  the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"
        subtype:  #storage  the act of storing something
           subtype:  #filing  preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc: "I having some filing to do"
  subtype:  #riot_control_operations__riot_control  the measures taken to control a riot
  subtype:  #taking_hold__grasping__seizing__prehension  the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
     subtype:  #clutches__clasp__clench__clutch__grasp__grip__hold  the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
        subtype:  #embracing__embrace  the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
           subtype:  #cuddle__nestle__snuggle  a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
           subtype:  #hug__clinch  a tight embrace
        subtype:  #wrestling_hold__wrestlinghold  a hold used in the sport of wrestling
           subtype:  #bear_hug.wrestling_hold__bearhug  a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
           subtype:  #full_nelson  a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)
           subtype:  #half_nelson  a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts press on the back of the neck
           subtype:  #Japanese_stranglehold  a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
           subtype:  #lock  any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
              subtype:  #hammerlock  a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
              subtype:  #headlock  a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
           subtype:  #scissors_hold__scissors__scissor_grip__scissorgrip__scissors_grip  a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
           subtype:  #stranglehold  a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
           subtype:  #toehold  a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
  subtype:  #steering__steerage  the act of steering a ship
  subtype:  #steering.control__guidance__direction  the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
     subtype:  #driving  the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
        subtype:  #motoring  the act of driving an automobile
     subtype:  #aim  the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"
     subtype:  #pilotage__navigation__piloting  the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
        subtype:  #instrument_flying  navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
        subtype:  #celestial_navigation__celestialnavigation__astronavigation  navigating according to the positions of the stars
        subtype:  #dead_reckoning  navigation without the aid of celestial observations
     subtype:  #celestial_guidance__celestialguidance  a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies
     subtype:  #inertial_guidance__inertial_navigation  a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
     subtype:  #command_guidance__commandguidance  a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile
     subtype:  #terrestrial_guidance__terrestrialguidance  a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field
  subtype:  #self-control__self-denial__self-discipline  the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
     subtype:  #abstinence  act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
        subtype:  #sexual_abstention__chastity__celibacy  abstaining from sexual relations
        subtype:  #sobriety.abstinence__temperance  abstaining from excess
        subtype:  #teetotaling__teetotalism  abstaining from alcohol
        subtype:  #fast__fasting  abstaining from food
           subtype:  #hunger_strike  a fast by a prisoner as a means of protest
           subtype:  #dieting__diet  the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
        subtype:  #inhibition__suppression  (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
  subtype:  #traffic_control__trafficcontrol  control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city
     subtype:  #point_duty__pointduty  (British) the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection
  subtype:  #price-fixing__pricefixing  control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce
  subtype:  #restraint  the act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
     subtype:  #collar  a figurative restraint; "a collar on program trading in the stock market"
     subtype:  #damper  a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
     subtype:  #curb__bridle__check  the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
     subtype:  #immobilization__immobilisation__immobilizing  the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement: "the immobilizing of the injured knee was necessary"; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"
     subtype:  #confinement  the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
        subtype:  #imprisonment.confinement__internment  the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
           subtype:  #false_imprisonment__falseimprisonment  (law) confinement without legal authority
           subtype:  #custody  holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
        subtype:  #house_arrest__housearrest  confinement to your own home
        subtype:  #committal__commitment__consignment  the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
     subtype:  #containment.restraint  the act of containing; "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces"
     subtype:  #suppression__curtailment  the act of suppressing
        subtype:  #crackdown  severely repressive actions
     subtype:  #restraint_of_trade  any act that tends to prevent free competition in business
     subtype:  #restriction  the act of restricting by restraint
        subtype:  #classification  restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
        subtype:  #stipulation__specification  a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
        subtype:  #circumscription  the act of circumscribing
        subtype:  #constraint  the act of constraining
           subtype:  #swaddling_clothes__swaddlingclothe  restrictions placed on the immature

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