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  Rule, TX (town, FIPS 63752)
    Location: 33.18200 N, 99.89294 W
    Population (1990): 783 (442 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79547

  Rule \Rule\, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F.
     r['e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere,
     rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See Right, a., and cf.
     Regular.]
     1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for
        conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific
        purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a
        prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various
        societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of
        etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
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              We profess to have embraced a religion which
              contains the most exact rules for the government of
              our lives.                            --Tillotson.
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     2. Hence:
        (a) Uniform or established course of things.
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                  'T is against the rule of nature. --Shak.
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        (b) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise
            at six o'clock.
        (c) Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state
            or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which
            there are many exeptions.
        (d) Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.]
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                  This uncivil rule; she shall know of it. --Shak.
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     3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government;
        empire; authority; control.
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              Obey them that have the rule over you. --Heb. xiii.
                                                    17.
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              His stern rule the groaning land obeyed. --Pope.
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     4. (Law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or
        an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
        --Wharton.
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     5. (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any
        operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for
        extracting the cube root.
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     6. (Gram.) A general principle concerning the formation or
        use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is
        a rule in England, that s or es, added to a noun in the
        singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but
        ``man'' forms its plural ``men'', and is an exception to
        the rule.
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     7.
        (a) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which
            serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
        (b) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar
            of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually
            marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch,
            and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
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                  A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will
                  trust only to his rule.           --South.
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     8. (Print.)
        (a) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same
            height as the type, and used for printing lines, as
            between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
        (b) A composing rule. See under Conposing.
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     As a rule, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he
        behaves well, as a rule.
  
     Board rule, Caliber rule, etc. See under Board,
        Caliber, etc.
  
     Rule joint, a knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when
        the connected pieces come in line with each other, and
        thus permit folding in one direction only.
  
     Rule of the road (Law), any of the various regulations
        imposed upon travelers by land or water for their mutual
        convenience or safety. In the United States it is a rule
        of the road that land travelers passing in opposite
        directions shall turn out each to his own right, and
        generally that overtaking persons or vehicles shall turn
        out to the left; in England the rule for vehicles (but not
        for pedestrians) is the opposite of this.
  
     Rule of three (Arith.), that rule which directs, when three
        terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have
        the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the
        first; proportion. See Proportion, 5
        (b) .
  
     Rule of thumb, any rude process or operation, like that of
        using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, judgment
        and practical experience as distinguished from scientific
        knowledge.
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  Rule \Rule\, n.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order;
          method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.
          [1913 Webster] Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Ruling.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L.
     regulare. See Rule, n., and cf. Regulate.]
     1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority
        or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.
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              A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that
              ruleth well his own house, having his children in
              subjection.                           --1 Tim. iii.
                                                    2, 4.
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     2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;
        to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
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              I think she will be ruled
              In all respects by me.                --Shak.
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     3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by
        universal or general consent, or by common practice.
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              That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a
        direction or order of court.
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     5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided
        by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
        of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;
        as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
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     Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by
        a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called
        also a scroll.
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  Rule \Rule\, v. i.
     1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority;
        -- often followed by over.
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              By me princes rule, and nobles.       --Prov. viii.
                                                    16.
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              We subdue and rule over all other creatures. --Ray.
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     2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to
        decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. --Burril.
        Bouvier.
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     3. (Com.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be
        in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday
        than the day before.
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  Rule \Rule\, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F.
     r['e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere,
     rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See Right, a., and cf.
     Regular.]
     1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for
        conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific
        purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a
        prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various
        societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of
        etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
  
              We profess to have embraced a religion which
              contains the most exact rules for the government of
              our lives.                            --Tillotson.
  
     2. Hence:
        (a) Uniform or established course of things.
  
                  'T is against the rule of nature. --Shak.
        (b) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise
            at six o'clock.
        (c) Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state
            or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which
            there are many exeptions.
        (d) Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.]
  
                  This uncivil rule; she shall know of it. --Shak.
  
     3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government;
        empire; authority; control.
  
              Obey them that have the rule over you. --Heb. xiii.
                                                    17.
  
              His stern rule the groaning land obeyed. --Pope.
  
     4. (Law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or
        an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
        --Wharton.
  
     5. (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any
        operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for
        extracting the cube root.
  
     6. (Gram.) A general principle concerning the formation or
        use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is
        a rule in England, that s or es, added to a noun in the
        singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but
        ``man'' forms its plural ``men'', and is an exception to
        the rule.
  
     7.
        (a) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which
            serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
        (b) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar
            of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually
            marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch,
            and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
  
                  A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will
                  trust only to his rule.           --South.
  
     8. (Print.)
        (a) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same
            height as the type, and used for printing lines, as
            between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
        (b) A composing rule. See under Conposing.
  
     As a rule, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he
        behaves well, as a rule.
  
     Board rule, Caliber rule, etc. See under Board,
        Caliber, etc.
  
     Rule joint, a knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when
        the connected pieces come in line with each other, and
        thus permit folding in one direction only.
  
     Rule of three (Arith.), that rule which directs, when three
        terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have
        the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the
        first; proportion. See Proportion, 5
        (b) .
  
     Rule of thumb, any rude process or operation, like that of
        using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, judgment
        and practical experience as distinguished from scientific
        knowledge.
  
     Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order;
          method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.

  Rule \Rule\, v. i.
     1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority;
        -- often followed by over.
  
              By me princes rule, and nobles.       --Prov. viii.
                                                    16.
  
              We subdue and rule over all other creatures. --Ray.
  
     2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to
        decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. --Burril.
        Bouvier.
  
     3. (Com.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be
        in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday
        than the day before.

  Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ruling.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See Rule,
     n., and cf. Regulate.]
     1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority
        or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.
  
              A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that
              ruleth well his own house, having his children in
              subjection.                           --1 Tim. iii.
                                                    2, 4.
  
     2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;
        to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
  
              I think she will be ruled In all respects by me.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by
        universal or general consent, or by common practice.
  
              That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.
                                                    --Atterbury.
  
     4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a
        direction or order of court.
  
     5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided
        by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
        of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;
        as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
  
     Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by
        a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called
        also a scroll.

  Rule \Rule\, n.
  
     Rule of the road (Law), any of the various regulations
        imposed upon travelers by land or water for their mutual
        convenience or safety. In the United States it is a rule
        of the road that land travelers passing in opposite
        directions shall turn out each to his own right, and
        generally that overtaking persons or vehicles shall turn
        out to the left; in England the rule for vehicles (but not
        for pedestrians) is the opposite of this. Run \Run\, n.
     1. (Piquet, Cribbage, etc.) A number of cards of the same
        suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
  
     2. (Golf)
        (a) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.
        (b) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground
            from a stroke.

  rule
       n 1: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;
            "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast";
            "short haircuts were the regulation" [syn: regulation]
       2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention
          of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule
          not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
          [syn: convention, normal, pattern, formula]
       3: prescribed guide for conduct or action [syn: prescript]
       4: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a
          linguistic practice [syn: linguistic rule]
       5: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can
          be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their
          principles of composition characterized all their works"
          [syn: principle]
       6: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the
          function of a complex system; "the principle of the
          conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion";
          "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" [syn: principle]
       7: the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during
          the rule of Elizabeth"
       8: dominance or power through legal authority; "France held
          undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule
          of Caesar" [syn: dominion]
       9: directions that define the way a game or sport is to be
          conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
       10: any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way
           of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St.
           Dominic"
       11: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of
           mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound
           with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general
           formula for attacking polynomials" [syn: formula]
       12: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or
           plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing
           straight lines and measuring lengths [syn: ruler]
       v 1: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing
            the country now?" [syn: govern]
       2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born
          males should be killed" [syn: decree]
       3: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
          "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in
          this neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, reign,
           prevail]
       4: decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone
          guilty" [syn: find]
       5: have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
       6: mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
       7: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: harness, rein]

  rule
     Γερμανικά vb.
     κυβερνώ

  rule
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: rular)

  Rule
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rule
     n.
     1 A regulation, law, guideline.
     2 A regulating principle.
     3 The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire;
  authority; control.
     4 A normal condition or state of affairs.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.
     6 (lb en legal) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an
  order made between parties to an action or a suit.
     7 (lb en math) A determinate method prescribed for performing any
  operation and producing a certain result.
     8 A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
     9 A straight line (gloss: continuous mark, as made by a pen or the
  like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for write.
     10 (lb en printing dated) A thin plate of brass or other metal, of
  the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between
  columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make
  decisions for, reign over.
     2 (lb en slang intransitive stative) To excel.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To decide judicially.
     4 (lb en transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to
  fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
     5 (lb en transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with #Noun (gloss:
  lines).
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) revelry.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete intransitive) To revel.

  Rule
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rule
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: rular)

  Rule
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rule
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: rular)

  Rule
     n.
     (surname: en).

  rule
     Englanti n.
     1 sääntö
     2 (''vakiintunut'') käytäntö
     3 hallituskausi
     4 viivoitin, viivain
     Englanti vb.
     1 hallita
     2 (yhteys oikeustiede tuomioistuimesta k=en) päättää, katsoa

  rule
     Engelska n.
     regel, bestämmelse
     Engelska vb.
     styra, bestämma över, regera

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  1. beheersing
  2. beheers, bedwing, in bedwang hou, regeer
  3. reël

  Rule /ɹˈuːl/
  القاعدة

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  1. пра́вило
  a normal condition or state of affairs
  2. пра́вило, правило
  regulation
  3. госпо́дство, управле́ние
  the act of ruling; control

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  1. постановявам
  to decide judicially
  2. разграфявам, разчертавам
  to mark with lines
  3. вла́ствувам, управля́вам
  to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  vládnout

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  pravidlo

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  vláda

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  panovat

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  předpis

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  řehole

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  ovládat

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  nařízení

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  rheol 

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  Herrschaft 
   see: majority rule, mob rule, mobocracy, ochlocracy, foreign rule
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  Maßstab 

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  Maßtabelle , Maßtafel  [constr.]
     Synonym: run
  
   see: rules, runs
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  Regel , Spielregel 
        "rules and regulations"  - Regeln und Bestimmungen
        "as a rule"  - in der Regel, im Regelfall
        "as a general rule"  - in der Regel, im Regelfall
        "according to the rules"  - den Regeln entsprechend, gemäß den Regeln
        "under the rules"  - nach den Regeln
        "play by the rules"  - die Regeln einhalten, die Spielregeln einhalten
        "break a rule"  - eine Regel verletzen, von einer Regel abweichen
        "make it a rule"  - es sich zur Regel machen
        "the rules applicable"  - die anwendbaren Regeln
        "a rule of great generality"  - eine fast überall anwendbare Regel
   see: rules, learning rule, standard rule, establish rules, by every trick in the book
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  Vorschrift , Bestimmung  [adm.]
           Note: für/über/zu etw.
        "the rules of protocol"  - die protokollarischen Vorschriften
        "It's a rule that …"  - Es ist Vorschrift, dass …
   see: rules
  
           Note: on sth.

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  beherrschen 
        "he/she rules"  - er/sie beherrscht
        "I/he/she ruled"  - ich/er/sie beherrschte
        "he/she has/had ruled"  - er/sie hat/hatte beherrscht
        "be ruled by jealousy"  - von Eifersucht beherrscht werden
   see: ruling, ruled, be ruled
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  herrschen, regieren 
           Note: über
        "he/she rules"  - er/sie herrscht, er/sie regiert
        "I/he/she ruled"  - ich/er/sie herrschte, ich/er/sie regiert
        "he/she has/had rules"  - er/sie hat/hatte geherscht, er/sie hat/hatte regiert
        "rule with a rod of iron"  - mit eiserne Hand herrschen
   see: ruling, ruled
  
           Note: over

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  linieren, liniieren 
     Synonyms: rule lines, draw lines
  
   see: ruling, ruling lines, drawing lines, ruled, ruled lines, drawn lines
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  regieren 
        "he/she rules"  - er/sie regiert
        "I/he/she ruled"  - ich/er/sie regierte
        "rule over sb./sth."  - über jdn./etw. regieren
   see: ruling, ruled
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  jdn./ein Land regieren  [pol.]
     Synonyms: reign, govern sb./a country
  
   see: ruling, reigning, governing, ruled, reigned, governed, misgovern, misrule
  

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  
  κανόνας, αποφασίζω, ιθύνω, βασιλεύω, διέπω

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  sääntö, ohje
  regulation

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  1. rulettaa
  slang: to excel
  2. hallita, johtaa, päättää, säännellä, vallita
  to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over

  rule /ruːl/
  1. commandement, gouvernement, règne, tenue
  2. gouverner, régner, surveiller
  3. règle

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  1. शासन
        "Before independence our country was under the British rule."
  2. नियम    
        "She has broken the rules of the match and will have to be disqualified."
        "I have make it a rule ‘never lend money to anybody'."
  3. फुट्टा{पैमाना
        "To draw a straight line use the rule."
        "Hot summers here are exception rather than the rule."

  rule /ɹˈuːl/ 
  1. निर्णय~कर
        "The judge ruled in favour of the accused."
        "The convener of the session ruled the speaker out of order."
        "--"3""
        ""rule","VT","1.शासन~कर""
        "Akbar ruled India for many years."
        "She doesn't allow herself to be ruled by her emotions."

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  norma, odredba, pravilnika, pravilo, pravilu, propis, ravnalo, statut, uprava, upravljanje, upravljati, ustav, uvjeta, vlada, vladati, vladavina, vladavinom, vlast, vlašću

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  1. uralkodás
  2. elôírás
  3. szokvány
  4. vonalzó
  5. szabály
  6. szokás
  7. uralom

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  1. dominare, governare
  2. regola

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  規則, 掟, 決まり, 規, ルール, 規律
  regulation

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  支配, 治める, 統治
  to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over

  rule /ruːl/
  gubernare, regere, regnare

  rule /ruːl/
  1. taisyklė, norma
     See also: regulation
  
  2. valdymas, valdžia
  3. valdyti, viešpatauti
     See also: govern
  
  4. vadovauti, nuspręsti

  rule /ruːl/
  1. bestuur, bewind, heerschappij, regering
  2. besturen, de scepter zwaaien, heersen, regeren
  3. regel

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  regel
  regulation

  rule /ru:l/
  I.   1.  reguła
   2.  przepis, norma
  II.   1.  panować, rządzić (sth sth - czymś)  (over sth - czymś)
   2.  [form]  orzekać, postanawiać
   3.  as a rule (:as :a :rule)
   - w zasadzie, z zasady
  III.  rule out /ɹˈuːl ˈaʊt/  1.  wykluczać
   2.  odrzucać

  rule /ruːl/
  1. dominar, governar, reger
  2. preceito, regra

  rule /ruːl/
  правило

  rule /ruːl/
  1. contener, gobernar, subyugar, refrenar, reprimir
  2. regla

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  regel
  regulation

  rule //ɹuːl// /[ɹ̠ʷuːɫ]/ 
  1. äga
  slang: to excel
  2. regera, härska, styra
  to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  1. yönetim
  2. hüküm, kanun
  3. âdet
  4. kaide, nizam, kural
  5. alışılmış durum
  6. yol, usul
  7. tüzük
  8. çizgilik, cetvel, cetvel tahtası
  9. (matb.) ince çizgi. as a rule çoğunlukla, genellikle. by rule kurala göre
  10. kanunen. rule of three (mat.), üçlü kuralı. rule of thumb yaklaşık hesap, göz kararı, oranlama, pratik iş görme usulü.

  rule /ɹˈuːl/
  1. yönetmek, hüküm sürmek, idare etmek
  2. hükmetmek
  3. baskın çıkmak, fazla etkisi olmak
  4. tahakküm etmek
  5. buyurmak
  6. hâkim olmak, dizginlemek
  7. çizmek, cetvelle çizmek.

  
/ˈɹuɫ/

  RULE, TERM, English practice. A term rule is in the nature of a day rule, by 
  which a prisoner is enabled by the terms of one rule, instead of a daily 
  rule, to quit the prison or its rules for the purpose of transacting his 
  business. lt is obtained in the same manner as a day rule. See Rules. 
  
  

  RULE. This is a metaphorical expression borrowed from mechanics. The rule, 
  in its proper and natural sense, is an instrument by means of which may be 
  drawn from one point to another, the shortest possible line, which is called 
  a straight line. 
       2. The rule is a means of comparison in the arts to judge whether the 
  line be straight, as it serves in jurisprudence, to judge whether an action 
  be just or unjust, it is just or right, when it agrees with the rule, which 
  is the law. It is unjust and wrong, when it deviates from it. lt is the same 
  with our will or our intention. 
  
  

  Rule, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
     Population (2000):    698
     Housing Units (2000): 386
     Land area (2000):     0.695637 sq. miles (1.801692 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.695637 sq. miles (1.801692 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            63752
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.183118 N, 99.893300 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     79547
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Rule, TX
      Rule
  

  418 Moby Thesaurus words for "rule":
     Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, Procrustean law, SOP,
     T square, a priori truth, acme, act, act on, administration,
     antetype, antitype, apothegm, appointment, apriorism, archetype,
     as a rule, ascendancy, assize, authority, authorization, average,
     axiom, balance, ban, bar, barometer, be in, be in force,
     be the rage, be the rule, be the thing, be-all and end-all,
     bear reign, bid, bill, biotype, blue ribbon, brevet, brocard, bull,
     bylaw, bypass, call on, call the shots, call the signals,
     call upon, canon, carry authority, categorical syllogism, center,
     championship, charge, charisma, charm, check, chiefly,
     civil government, classic example, claws, clout, clutches, code,
     command, commandment, commission, common practice, commonly,
     conclude, condemn, consequence, control, convention,
     crack the whip, credit, criterion, customarily, customs, decide,
     declaration, declare, decorum, decree, decree-law, decreement,
     decretal, decretum, deduce, deem, degree, determine, dictate,
     dictation, dictum, diktat, dilemma, direct, direction, directive,
     directorship, discipline, dismiss, dispensation, dispose,
     disposition, disregard, dominance, dominate, domination, domineer,
     dominion, doom, drill, edict, edictum, effect, effectiveness,
     eliminate, eminence, empery, empire, enactment, enchantment,
     enjoin, enthymeme, epitome, esteem, etiquette, exclude, fact,
     favor, fiat, figure, find, find against, find for, first place,
     first prize, forbid, force, form, form of government, formality,
     formula, formulary, fugleman, fugler, fundamental, gather, gauge,
     general orders, general principle, generality, generally, genotype,
     give an order, give the word, gnome, golden mean, golden rule,
     good feeling, govern, governance, government, graduated scale,
     grip, guide, guideline, guiding principle, hand, hands,
     happy medium, have clout, have power, have the power,
     have the right, have the say, head up, headship, hegemony, height,
     highest, hold, ignore, imitatee, imperative, imperium, importance,
     in the main, incidental power, infer, influence, influentiality,
     insinuation, institution, instruct, instruction, ipse dixit,
     iron hand, issue a command, issue a writ, judge, jurisdiction, jus,
     juste-milieu, kingship, law, law of nature, lay off, lay out, lead,
     leadership, legislation, leverage, lex, lordship, magnetism,
     mainly, manage, management, mandate, mark off, mark out,
     mastership, mastery, matter of course, maxim, maximum, mean,
     measure, measure off, measure out, median, mediocrity, medium,
     middle, middle course, middle ground, middle point,
     middle position, middle state, middle-of-the-road, midpoint,
     mirror, mitzvah, mode, model, modus tollens, moment, mood, moral,
     most, mostly, ne plus ultra, negate, new high, norm, norma, normal,
     normally, obtain, on the whole, ordain, order, order about,
     order of nature, ordinance, ordinarily, ordonnance, original,
     overlook, overrule, oversee, oversight, pace off, palms, par,
     paradigm, paralogism, parameter, paramountcy, pass judgment,
     pass sentence, pattern, personality, persuasion, policy,
     political organization, polity, possess authority, postulate,
     potency, power, practice, precedent, precept, preclude,
     predominance, predominate, preponderance, preponderate,
     prescribed form, prescript, prescription, preside, preside over,
     presidency, pressure, prestige, prevail, primacy, principium,
     principle, procedure, proclaim, proclamation, prohibit, promulgate,
     pronounce, pronounce judgment, pronounce on, pronouncement,
     pronunciamento, proposition, propriety, proscribe, prosyllogism,
     prototype, pseudosyllogism, purchase, quantity, raj, reading,
     readout, record, regime, regimen, regnancy, regulate, regulation,
     reign, report, representative, repute, rescript, resolve,
     return a verdict, routine, rubric, rule of deduction, rule off,
     rule out, rule over, ruler, ruling, run, say, say the word, scale,
     self-evident truth, senatus consult, senatus consultum, sentence,
     set form, set off, settle, settled principle, sorites, sovereignty,
     square, standard, standard operating procedure, standing order,
     standing orders, statute, step off, straightedge, suasion,
     subtle influence, suggestion, superintend, supervise, supervision,
     supremacy, sway, syllogism, system of government, talons, tenet,
     test, theorem, top spot, touchstone, triangle, truism, truth, type,
     type species, type specimen, ukase, universal law, universal truth,
     upper hand, urtext, usually, utter a judgment, value, via media,
     wear the crown, wear the pants, weight, whip hand, wield authority,
     wield the scepter, working principle, working rule, yardstick,
     zenith
  
  

  n. 规则,惯例,统治;
  v. 规定,统治,管理;

     n.
  规则,惯例,统治,控制,支配,规律,准则,标准,章程,破折号
     vt. 规定,统治