#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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