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7 VERB If you control yourself , or if you control your feelings, voice, or expression, you make yourself behave calmly even though you are feeling angry, excited, or upset. □ [V pron-refl] Jo was advised to learn to control herself. □ [V n] I just couldn't control my temper. ●  con|trolled ADJ □  Her manner was quiet and very controlled.

8 VERB To control something dangerous means to prevent it from becoming worse or from spreading. □ [V n] One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria.

9 N‑COUNT A control is a device such as a switch or lever which you use in order to operate a machine or other piece of equipment. □  I practised operating the controls. □  …the control box. ● PHRASE If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it. □  He died of a heart attack while at the controls of the plane.

10 N‑VAR Controls are the methods that a government uses to restrict increases, for example in prices, wages, or weapons. □  Critics question whether price controls would do any good. □  They have very strict gun control in Sweden.

11 N‑VAR [n N ] Control is used to refer to a place where your documents or luggage are officially checked when you enter a foreign country. □  He went straight through Passport Control without incident.

12 → see also air traffic control , birth control , quality control , remote control , stock control

13 PHRASE If something is out of control , no-one has any power over it. □  The fire is burning out of control.

14 PHRASE If something harmful is under control , it is being dealt with successfully and is unlikely to cause any more harm. □  If the current violence is to be brought under control, the government needs to act.

con|tro l freak (control freaks ) N‑COUNT If you say that someone is a control freak , you mean that they want to be in control of every situation they find themselves in. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

con|trol|lable /kəntroʊ ləb ^ə l/ ADJ If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it. □  This makes the surfboards more controllable. □  …controllable aspects of life.

con|trol|ler /kəntroʊ lə ^r / (controllers )

1 N‑COUNT A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization. [mainly BRIT ] □ [+ of ] …the job of controller of BBC 1. □ [+ of ] …the financial controller of W H Smith.

2 → see also air traffic controller

3 N‑COUNT A controller is the same as a comptroller .

con|tro l tow|er (control towers ) N‑COUNT A control tower is a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as the control tower . □  The pilot told the control tower that he'd run into technical trouble.

con|tro|ver|sial ◆◇◇ /kɒ ntrəvɜː ^r ʃ ^ə l/ ADJ If you describe something or someone as controversial , you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval. □  Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries. □  The changes are bound to be controversial. ●  con|tro|ver|sial|ly ADV [oft ADV with v] □  More controversially, he claims that these higher profits cover the cost of finding fresh talent.