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Meaning of contain
1 definition found
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" [syn: {incorporate}, {contain},
{comprise}]
2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn:
{hold}, {bear}, {carry}, {contain}]
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" [syn:
{control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb},
{moderate}]
4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all
the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain},
{take}, {hold}]
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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check},
{turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]
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