Contain

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Contain Definition

• (v) include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930''s"
• (v) contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
• (v) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
• (v) be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
• (v) be capable of holding or containing; "This box won''t take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
• (v) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

Contain Synonyms

• arrest
• bear
• carry
• check
• comprise
• contain
• control
• curb
• hold
• hold back
• hold in
• incorporate
• moderate
• stop
• take
• turn back