Definition of Contain
1. Verb. Include or contain; have as a component. "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
2. Verb. Contain or hold; have within. "They contain the animals"; "This can contains water"
Generic synonyms: Include
Related verbs: Hold, Take
Specialized synonyms: Retain, Confine, Enclose, Hold In
Derivative terms: Carry, Container, Content, Continent, Hold
3. Verb. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits. "Control your anger"
Specialized synonyms: Bound, Confine, Limit, Restrain, Restrict, Throttle, Trammel, Conquer, Curb, Inhibit, Stamp Down, Subdue, Suppress, Damp, Crucify, Mortify, Subdue, Abnegate, Deny, Restrict, Train, Catch, Bate, Thermostat, Counteract, Countercheck
Generic synonyms: Hold Back, Keep, Keep Back, Restrain
Derivative terms: Check, Control, Curb, Moderation
4. Verb. Be divisible by. "24 contains 6"
5. Verb. Be capable of holding or containing. "The flask holds one gallon"
Generic synonyms: Be
Related verbs: Bear, Carry, Hold, Accommodate, Admit, Hold
Derivative terms: Hold
6. Verb. Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. "Turn back the tide of communism"
Specialized synonyms: Cut Down, Cut Out
Generic synonyms: Defend
Derivative terms: Containment, Containment, Stop
Definition of Contain
1. v. t. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
2. v. i. To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Definition of Contain
1. Verb. (transitive) : To hold inside. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) : To include as a part. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) : To limit through restraint. ¹
4. Verb. (mathematics of a set etc. transitive) To have as an element. ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contain
1. to hold within [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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Literary usage of Contain
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1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"Since clays and similar derived material contain crystallized silica in a state
... Fats and oils which contain no oleic acid and which do not absorb iodin, ..."
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