contain

Synonyms:

comprise, incorporate

Type of:

include

have as a part, be made up out of

Synonyms:

bear, carry, hold

take

be capable of holding or containing

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retain

hold back within

confine, enclose, hold in

close in; darkness enclosed him"

border, bound

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

embank

enclose with banks, as for support or protection

rail, rail in

enclose with rails

box in, box up

enclose or confine as if in a box

frame

enclose in a frame, as of a picture

Type of:

include

have as a part, be made up out of

Synonyms:

check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

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bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

place limits on (extent or access)

reduce, tighten

narrow or limit

tie

limit or restrict to

gate

restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

draw a line, draw the line

reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)

mark off, mark out

set boundaries to and delimit

harness, rein, rule

keep in check

baffle, regulate

check the emission of (sound)

cramp, halter, hamper, strangle

prevent the progress or free movement of

constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up

restrict

clamp down, crack down

repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

inhibit

limit the range or extent of

constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain

hold back

conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress

to put down by force or authority

blink, blink away, wink

force to go away by blinking

dampen, stifle

smother or suppress

choke back, choke down, choke off

suppress

hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still

cause to be quiet or not talk

burke

get rid of, silence, or suppress

silence

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

quell, quench, squelch

suppress or crush completely

muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle

conceal or hide

damp

restrain or discourage

crucify, mortify, subdue

hold within limits and control

mortify

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

abnegate, deny

deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

restrict

place under restrictions; limit access to

classify

declare unavailable, as for security reasons

taboo

declare as sacred and forbidden

scant, skimp

limit in quality or quantity

localise, localize

restrict something to a particular area

train

cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

trellis

train on a trellis, as of a vine

catch

check oneself during an action

bate

moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

thermostat

control the temperature with a thermostat

counteract, countercheck

oppose or check by a counteraction

Type of:

hold back, keep, keep back, restrain

keep under control; keep in check

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be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Synonyms:

hold, take

bear, carry

contain or hold; have within

accommodate, admit

have room for; hold without crowding

Type of:

be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Synonyms:

arrest, check, hold back, stop, turn back

Types:

cut down, cut out

intercept (a player)

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defend

be on the defensive; act against an attack