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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contain \Con*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contained}; p. pr & vb n. {Containing}.] [OE. contenen conteinen F. contenir fr L. continere -tentum; con- + tenere to hold See {Tenable}, and cf {Countenance}.] 1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron. vi 18. When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. --Milton. 2. To have capacity for to be able to hold to hold to be equivalent to as a bushel contains four pecks. 3. To put constraint upon to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds. [Obs., exept as used reflexively.] The king's person contains the unruly people from evil occasions. --Spenser. Fear not my lord: we can contain ourselves --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contain \Con*tain"\, v. i. To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. But if they can not contain, let them marry. --1 Cor. vii. 9. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}, {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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {hold back}]
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