contain
Verb
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,
comprise]
2 contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries
wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
[syn:
hold,
bear,
carry]
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,
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:
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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn:
check,
turn back,
arrest,
stop,
hold
back]
English
Pronunciation
- kən-tān', /kənˈteɪn/, /k@n"teIn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Verb
- : To hold inside.
- : To include as a
part.
- : To limit through
restraint.
Translations
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