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Defenition of the word contain

    • Defenition of the word contain

      • To contain or hold; have within.
      • To hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
      • 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"
      • be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
      • be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
      • 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"
      • contain or hold; have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
      • be capable of holding or containing; "This box won''t take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
      • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
      • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
      • include or contain; have as a component
      • contain or hold; have within
      • be capable of holding or containing
      • be divisible by

    Synonyms for the word contain

      • accommodate
      • arrest
      • be full of
      • bear
      • carry
      • check
      • circumscribe
      • comprise
      • confine
      • control
      • curb
      • delimit
      • enclose
      • halt
      • have
      • hold
      • hold back
      • hold in
      • include
      • incorporate
      • inhibit
      • keep in check
      • limit
      • moderate
      • repress
      • restrain
      • restrict
      • stop
      • suppress
      • surround
      • take
      • turn back

    Similar words in the contain

      • contain
      • contained
      • containers
      • containing
      • containment
      • containment's
      • contains

    Hyponyms for the word contain

      • abnegate
      • bate
      • bound
      • catch
      • circle
      • confine
      • conquer
      • counteract
      • countercheck
      • cricify
      • crucify
      • curb
      • cut down
      • cut out
      • damp
      • deny
      • encircle
      • enclose
      • environ
      • hold in
      • inhibit
      • limit
      • mortify
      • restrain
      • restrict
      • retain
      • ring
      • round
      • stamp down
      • subdue
      • suppress
      • surround
      • thermostat
      • throttle
      • train
      • trammel

    Hypernyms for the word contain

      • be
      • defend
      • hold back
      • include
      • keep
      • keep back
      • restrain
      • suppress

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