Reverse Dictionary: CONTROL

ADJECTIVES
1386 ► under the control, rule, or discipline of → UNDER THE YARD → obs.
1432 ► brought under control or discipline; subdued → SUBACT → obs.
19C ► under control; at one’s mercy → KNOCKED → sl.
1899 ► controlled and ordered by another → UNDER HACK → Amer. dial.
L19 ► in control, in charge → TOPSIDE → sl.
1920 ► out of control; crazy; in wild disorder; chaotic → HAYWIRE → US sl.
1950 ► in control → IN THE SADDLE → US sl. 
1950 ► lacking control, unstable, emotional → UNGLUED  
1950 ► totally under control; certain and secure; assured → WIRED (UP) → Amer. sl.
1950 ► without control or poise → FRANTIC → Amer. sl.
1962 ► out of control → UNSCREWED → US sl.
1970 ► in control, calm, unperturbed → COOLED OUT → sl., orig. African-American
1970 ► in full control; on top of one’s game → TIPPIN’ → African-American sl.
1980 ► under control, in hand → WRAPPED → Amer. sl.
1990 ► under control → IN CHECK → US teen sl.
2002 ► in complete control → ALL OVER IT → US sl.

NOUNS
1000 ► control, command; power, might → I-WALD → obs.
1200 ► lack of control → UNIWEALD → obs.
1230 ► control, jurisdiction, authority, dominion; power of disposal, full discretion, or authority to deal with → BANDON → obs.
1330 ► control; authoritative appointment or dispensation; the act of ordering or regulating; regulation, direction → ORDINANCE → arch.
1500 ► a presiding; control, authority → PRESIDENCE
1581 ► a presiding; control, authority → PRESIDENCY → rare
1588 ► control, dominion, rule, ascendancy; the condition of being a master or ruler → MASTERDOM → obs.
1895 ► control → WHIP-HOLD → UK
L19 ► control or an advantage over someone, the thing a member of the underworld fears most, usually arrest or being caught in the act → DEADWOOD → US criminals’ sl.
1908 ► control, command, control → WALD → Sc.
1929 ► control → ACKBAND → Sc.
1938 ► a sudden or forceful attempt to take control of an organization, business, etc.; a sudden vigorous effort, a vigorous campaign → PUTSCH
1942 ► power, control → COMPELTRY → Amer. dial.
1962 ► the controls → BITS AND TITS → Aust. sl.
1990 ► someone or something in complete control of another person or entity → WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY → sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1940 ► a controlled, cool, calm, competent individual; one who is alert and aware, or self-possessed → COOL HAND → Amer. sl.

PHRASES
1599 ► under one’s control; at one’s command → AT ONE’S LURE → obs.
1945 ► a situation in which the less important element or factor controls or influences the more important → THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG → colloq.
1960 ► he has control over the situation → HE OWNS THE LOCK → Amer. sl.

VERBS
897 ► to be controlled by, to submit to; to be subject or subordinate to a person or thing → UNDERLIE → obs.
1000 ► to control, to manage, to rule, to govern; to have the command or oversight of → YEME → obs.
1303 ► to control; to hold in subjection; to bring into subjection, to subdue, to tame → DAUNT → obs.
1552 ► to have full control → BEAR THE SWING → obs.
1560 ► to have control over, to keep in bondage → HAVE IN LEASH 
1595 ► to control, to order, to regulate, to govern, to direct → ORDINATE → rare or obs.
1632 ► to have full control → HAVE SWING AND SWAY → obs.
1816 ► to be out of control → HAVE ONE’S LEG OVER THE HARROWS → Sc. obs.
1823 ► to have control of a situation, to have the advantage → HOLD ALL THE ACES 
1842 ► to have control over, to keep in bondage → HOLD IN LEASH 
1850 ► to control or direct someone in an offensively authoritarian way → BOSS AROUND  → Amer. sl.
1851 ► to have control or advantage, esp. incriminating evidence → HAVE THE DEADWOOD ON ONE → Amer. dial.
1884 ► to get control of oneself; to pull oneself together, to collect one’s thoughts → SAM TOGETHER → Eng. dial.
1894 ► to effectively control a situation → HOLD ACES → HOLD ALL THE ACES → HOLD AN ACE FULL → HOLD EVERY ACE → Amer. sl.
L19 ► to have a problem, and esp. life in general, absolutely under control → HAVE IT KNOCKED → sl.
L19 ► to take control; to ‘get a grip’ → TAKE A DROP ON → US sl.
1907 ► to lose control; to lose your temper → DO YOUR BLOCK → Aust. sl.
1910 ► to have complete control or dominance over; to have at one’s mercy → HAVE BY THE BALLS  → sl., orig. US
1910 ► to lose control of a situation → LOSE ONE’S DOG → US sl.
1913 ► to lose self-control from vexation → GO OFF ONE’S NUT → GO OFF THE HANDLE → GO UP IN THE AIR → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1918 ► to have in one’s control; to have at one’s mercy → HAVE BY THE BALLS → US sl.
1927 ► to be hard to control; to be stubborn or unmanageable → HAVE THE TAIL OVER THE LINES → Amer. dial.
1930 ► to take control of, to ‘consume’ → EAT UP → sl.
1931 ► to control → CONQUER → Amer. dial.
1940 ► to lose control; to act in a wild manner → APE → US sl.
1940 ► to lose control of a situation → FALL OUT → sl.
1940 ► to have the situation under control → HAVE IT BY THE THROAT → HAVE THE GAME BY THE THROAT  → Aust. sl.
1942 ► to be in control of the situation → HAVE HOLD OF THE JERK LINE → Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
1948 ► to have complete control or dominance over someone; to have a person at one’s mercy → HAVE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES → sl., orig. military usage
1950 ► to have a situation well under control → HAVE IT COVERED  → sl., orig. African-American
1951 ► to lose control, to go crazy → FLIP ONE’S LID → sl., orig. US
1951 ► to lose control; to go crazy → GO APESHIT → US sl.
1952 ► to lose control, to go crazy → FLIP ONE’S WIG → sl., orig. US
1960 ► to lose control; to act in a wild manner → APE OUT → US sl.
1960 ► to lose control; to have an emotional fit; to have a fit of astonishment or anger; to become emotionally overwrought → HAVE A CALF → US sl.
1960 ► to be in full control of a situation, whether emotional, social, sexual, financial, etc. → HAVE ONE’S ACT DOWN  → sl., orig. African-American
1963 ► to lose control of yourself and drift towards trouble → DRAG YOUR ANCHOR → US sl.
1964 ► to lose control, orig. under the influence of drugs; to go wild or crazy → FLIP OUT 
1966 ► to gain control of, be able to manage a difficult talk, situation, etc.; to fully understand and deal with a complex issue or problem → GET ONE’S ARMS AROUND → colloq.
1967 ► to feel strong emotion; to lose control of oneself → DROP ONE’S COOKIES → Amer. dial.
1967 ► to feel strong emotion; to lose control of oneself → FLIP ONE’S COOKIES → Amer. dial.
1968 ► of a woman: to dominate or control a man; to henpeck → PUSSY-WHIP → sl., orig. US
1968 ► to be in control; to function well → HAVE ONE’S SHIT TOGETHER → sl.
1970 ► to become unduly excited; to lose control, usually in a sexual connection, though not necessarily → GO HOOPS → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1973 ► to take control of one’s personal condition; to get one’s mind and emotions under control; to become organized → GET IT TOGETHER → GET ONE’S ACT TOGETHER → US sl.
1988 ► to lose control, to react unrestrainedly → GO APE → Aust. sl.
1995 ► to lose control of one’s emotional state; to become very upset and irrational → FREAK (OUT) → US sl. (Bk.)