About The Word Contain
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Contain Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Contain?
[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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism"
[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] 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] be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [v] be divisible by; "24 contains 6" Synonyms | Synonyms for Contain: arrest | bear | carry | check | check | comprise | control | curb | hold | hold | hold back | hold in | incorporate | moderate | stop | turn back Related Terms | Find terms related to Contain: accommodate | add up to | admit | affect | aggregate | aggregate to | amount to | arrest | assimilate | assume | bang | bar | barricade | batten | batten down | bear | beleaguer | beset | besiege | blockade | bolt | bound | box in | bridle | bring | button | button up | cage | call for | carry | chamber | check | choke | choke off | clap | close | close in | close up | collect | come to | compass | complete | comprehend | comprise | condition | confine | constrain | constrict | contract | control | cool | cool off | coop | coop in | coop up | copyright | cordon | cordon off | corral | count in | cover | curb | curtail | decelerate | discipline | dompt | draw the line | embed | embody | embrace | encircle | enclose | encompass | enfold | enjoin | enshrine | entail | envisage | fasten | fence in | fill | fill in | fill out | fold | fold up | govern | guard | hedge about | hedge in | hem in | hinder | hold | hold at bay | hold back | hold fast | hold in | hold in check | hold in leash | hold up | house in | implicate | imply | impound | imprison | incarcerate | include | incorporate | inhibit | internalize | involve | jail | keep | keep back | keep from | keep in | keep in check | keep under control | keep within | kennel | key | latch | lay under restraint | lead to | leaguer | limit | lock | lock out | lock up | mew | mew up | moderate | mount up to | narrow | number | number among | occlude | occupy | padlock | patent | pen | pen in | plumb | pocket | presume | presuppose | prohibit | pull | pull in | put in | qualify | quarantine | rail in | receive | reckon among | reckon in | reckon up to | reckon with | register | rein | rein in | repress | require | restrain | restrict | retard | retrench | run into | run to | scant | seal | seal off | seal up | seat | secure | set back | shrine | shut | shut in | shut the door | shut up | slam | slow down | snap | snub | specialize | squeeze shut | stable | stifle | stint | straiten | strangle | subsume | suppress | surround | take | take in | take into account | take into consideration | take up | tot up to | total | tote up to | unitize | wall in | withhold | wrap | yard | yard up | zip up | zipper See Also | abnegate | bate | be | bound | catch | circle | confine | confine | conquer | counteract | countercheck | cricify | cut down | cut out | damp | defend | deny | encircle | enclose | environ | hold back | hold in | house | include | inhibit | keep | keep back | limit | mortify | restrain | restrict | retain | ring | round | seat | sleep | stamp down | subdue | suppress | surround | thermostat | throttle | train | trammel Contain In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contained}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Containing}.] [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir,
fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See
{Tenable}, and cf. {Countenance}.]
1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to
inclose; to hold.
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not
contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron.
vi. 18.
When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak.
What thy stores contain bring forth. --Milton.
2. To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be
equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
3. To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep
within bounds. [Obs., exept as used reflexively.]
The king's person contains the unruly people from
evil occasions. --Spenser.
Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. --Shak.
\Con*tain"\, v. i. To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. But if they can not contain, let them marry. --1 Cor. vii. 9. |
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