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contain [v]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :comprise incorporate 
    See Also: include  incorporation 
 
2)contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
    Synonyms :bear carry hold 
    See Also: include  capacity  container  carry  cargo_area  retain  circle  confine 
 
3)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"
    Synonyms :check control curb hold hold_in moderate 
    See Also: hold_back  moderateness  bridle  command  bound  conquer  damp  cricify  abnegate  restrict  train  catch  bate  thermostat  counteract 
 
4)be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: be  arithmetic 
 
5)be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
    Synonyms :hold take 
    See Also: accommodate  bear  be  cargo_area 
 
6)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"
    Synonyms :arrest check hold_back stop turn_back 
    See Also: defend  containment  containment  catch  cut_down 
 




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