Contain

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
  • (v. t.) To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
  • (v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
  • (v. i.) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Compare contain with other words:

contain vs. curtail

contain vs. store

condemn vs. contain

carry vs. contain

contain vs. wrap

contain vs. retain

contain vs. grip

contain vs. former

contain vs. embrace

contain vs. detain

constitute vs. contain

composed vs. contain

beclip vs. contain

contain vs. sacchariferous

confine vs. contain

contain vs. pardon

contain vs. pertain

conserve vs. contain

compromise vs. contain

compose vs. contain

contain vs. own

contain vs. content

contain vs. exemplified

connotative vs. contain

contain vs. have

contain vs. imply

circumfix vs. contain

contain vs. obtain

contain vs. entail

contain vs. incontinent

contain vs. uncontrollable

contain vs. saturated

comprehend vs. contain

contain vs. encompass

contain vs. fence

contain vs. subsume

contain vs. cradle

consist vs. contain

bund vs. contain

contain vs. peril

compile vs. contain

contain vs. contract

contain vs. kettle

beef vs. contain

amalgam vs. contain

contain vs. containment

contain vs. containable

contain vs. container

contain vs. vent

contain vs. release

contain vs. omit

contain vs. exclude

contain vs. stifle

contain vs. repress

contain vs. restrict

contain vs. curb

contain vs. incorporate

contain vs. embody

contain vs. inhold

comprise vs. contain

contain vs. enclose

chastity vs. contain

contain vs. continence

contain vs. desire

contain vs. restrain

contain vs. element

contain vs. set

contain vs. restraint

contain vs. limit

contain vs. part

contain vs. inside

contain vs. hold

closed vs. contain

contain vs. control

contain vs. feature

contain vs. include