1to subdue
2to check
3to bring under control
4uniform (army, party, school etc)
5livery (for company employees)
6(in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
Examples
rì běn日本de的gōng sī公司tōng cháng通常dū huì都会wèi为yuán gōng员工tí gōng提供zhì fú制服。
日本的公司通常都会为员工提供制服。
Japanese companies generally provide their employees with uniforms.
犯罪现场有三名穿制服的警察。
There were three uniformed police officers at the crime scene.
在他们控制我们之前，我们先制服他们。
Get them before they get us.