control vs drive

control and drive both are nouns.

control and drive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
control	Yes	No	Yes	No
drive	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drive is a hyponym of control; that is, drive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than control:

control: handle and cause to function
drive: operate or control a vehicle

Other hyponyms of control include synchronise, synchronize, dial, turn, submarine, treadle, relay, gate, pedal, aviate, fly, pilot.

control (noun)	drive (noun)
the activity of managing or exerting control over something	a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine	hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
power to direct or determine	the act of applying force to propel something
discipline in personal and social activities	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity	the act of driving a herd of animals overland
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment	a wide scenic road planted with trees
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.	a road leading up to a private house
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance	a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another	(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another	the trait of being highly motivated
	a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

control (verb)	drive (verb)
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of	move into a desired direction of discourse
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something	(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison	(hunting) search for game
handle and cause to function	cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
exercise authoritative control or power over	cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits	hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard	strike with a driver, as in teeing off
place under restrictions; limit access to by law	excavate horizontally
	push, propel, or press with force
	cause to move back by force or influence
	compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
	travel or be transported in a vehicle
	operate or control a vehicle
	cause someone or something to move by driving
	move by being propelled by a force
	urge forward
	proceed along in a vehicle
	strive and make an effort to reach a goal
	to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
	work as a driver
	have certain properties when driven

control vs drive

control and drive both are nouns.

control and drive both are verbs.

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