contain
Other forms: contained; containing; contains
The verb contain has many shades of meaning but it often describes something that's held back or held in by something. Kids on the last day of school may find it hard to contain their glee when summer officially starts.
Picture Times Square on New Year's Eve. People can barely contain — or hold back — their excitement at being there. They clutch cups that contain — or hold — hot drinks that help them stay warm. The police set up barriers to contain — or restrain — the crowd to keep everyone under control. The next morning, the heaps of trash on the street will contain — or include — streamers, party hats, and cups.
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contain or hold; have within
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include or contain; have as a component“The record contains many old songs from the 1930's”synonyms: comprise, incorporatetype of:includehave as a part; be made up out of
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be capable of holding or containing
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hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
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lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limitstypes:damprestrain or discouragerestrictplace under restrictions; limit access totraincause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning itcatchcheck oneself during an actionbatemoderate or restrain; lessen the force ofthermostatcontrol the temperature with a thermostattielimit or restrict togaterestrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishmentburkeget rid of, silence, or suppresssilencekeep from expression, for example by threats or pressuremortifypractice self-denial of one's body and appetitesclassifydeclare unavailable, as for security reasonstaboodeclare as sacred and forbiddentrellistrain on a trellis, as of a vine
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be divisible by“24 contains 6”type of:behave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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Vocabulary lists containing contain
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