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Definition of Contain

• (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.

Synonyms of Contain

• Constitute
• Hold In
• Be
• Represent
• Hold Back
• Control
• Moderate
• Take
• Hold
• Make Up
• Comprise
• Check
• Incorporate
• Consist
• Integrate
• Carry
• Stop
• Turn Back
• Arrest
• Bear
• Curb
• Run
• Make
• Endure
• View As
• Book
• Assume
• Concur
• Have
• Maintain
• Sustain
• Take Over
• Retain
• Nurse
• Stock
• Defy
• Support
• Persuade
• Turn Out
• Guard
• Deport
• Prevail
• Have A Bun In The Oven
• Declare
• Pay
• Behave
• Withstand
• Adjudge
• Tolerate
• Deliver
• Channel
• Accommodate
• Abide
• Transmit
• Stomach
• Harbour
• Dribble
• Birth
• Stockpile
• Reserve
• Stick Out
• Brook
• Give
• Take Hold
• Go For
• Express
• Suffer
• Apply
• Comport
• Obtain
• Acquit
• Impart
• Pack
• Bind
• Stand
• Have Got
• Extend
• Entertain
• Post
• Expect
• Convey
• Restrain
• Keep
• Give Birth
• Concord
• Keep Back
• Oblige
• Transport
• Throw
• Wear
• Conduct
• Deem
• Sway
• Hold Up
• Take For
• Harbor
• Defend
• Put Up
• Confine
• Accept
• Admit
• Digest
• Yield
• Gestate
• Halt
• Obligate
• Agree
• Crack
• Ensure
• Mark
• Jibe
• Verify
• Gibe
• Mince
• Lead
• Tick Off
• Operate
• Master
• Learn
• Checker
• Check Out
• Match
• Stamp Down
• Conquer
• Condition
• Assure
• Tame
• Cut Back
• Manipulate
• Break
• Suss Out
• Check Off
• Suppress
• Check Up On
• Look Into
• Ascertain
• Insure
• Soften
• Go Over
• Train
• See
• Conceal
• Find Out
• Discipline
• Chasten
• Check Over
• Chink
• Restrict
• Tone Down
• Subdue
• Temper
• Correspond
• Command
• Fit
• Keep In Line
• Check Into
• Tally
• Enclose
• Inhibit
• Determine
• Retard
• Chequer
• Delay
• Watch
• See To It
• Chair
• Curtail
• Tick
• Mark Off
• Require
• Read
• Occupy
• Subscribe To
• Withdraw
• Ingest
• Take On
• Deal
• Choose
• Study
• Fill
• Necessitate
• Consume
• Drive
• Hire
• Consider
• Need
• Rent
• Pick Out
• Contract
• Adopt
• Remove
• Demand
• Lease
• Take Aim
• Take Up
• Strike
• Use Up
• Select
• Engage
• Film
• Claim
• Get
• Get Hold Of
• Exact
• Take Away
• Call For
• Take In
• Bring
• Submit
• Shoot
• Aim
• Direct
• Charter
• Subscribe
• Involve
• Acquire
• Look At
• Postulate
• Guide
• Ask
• Hold On
• Bar
• Collar
• Run Off
• Cop
• Barricade
• Pick Up
• Double Back
• Finish
• Reverse
• Return
• Kibosh
• Stop Over
• Cease
• Regress
• Forbear
• Lay Off
• Retrovert
• Quit
• Chase Away
• Hold Off
• Block
• Catch
• Terminate
• Wait
• Drive Off
• Give Up
• Nail
• Backtrack
• Intercept
• Revert
• Drive Away
• Blockade
• Invert
• Nab
• Dispel
• Block Off
• Break Off
• Discontinue
• End
• Block Up
• Drive Out
• Apprehend

Antonyms of Contain

Homophones of Contain