contain
- sense 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"
- incorporate contain comprise
- sense 2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
- hold bear carry contain
- sense 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"
- control hold_in hold contain check curb moderate
- restrain suppress keep keep_back hold_back
- sense 4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
- contain
- sense 5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
- contain take hold
- sense 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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism"
- check turn_back arrest stop contain hold_back