| VERB | stative | contain, incorporate, comprise | include or contain |
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| stative | contain, hold, bear, carry | contain or hold | |
| social | contain, control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of | |
| stative | contain | be divisible by | |
| stative | contain, take, hold | be capable of holding or containing | |
| competition | contain, check, turn back, arrest, stop, hold back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy |
| Sounds | kahntey'n | |
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| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | Include or contain; have as a component. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" | |
| Synonyms | incorporate, comprise | |
| Broader | include | Have as a part, be made up out of |
| Spanish | contener, incluir, integrar | |
| Catalan | contenir, incloure, incorporar | |
| Meaning | Contain or hold; have within. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This can contains water" | |
| Synonyms | hold, bear, carry | |
| Narrower | enclose, hold in, confine | Close in |
| retain | Hold back within | |
| Broader | include | Have as a part, be made up out of |
| Similar to | contain, take, hold | Be capable of holding or containing |
| Spanish | contener, encerrar, llevar, portar, poseer, soportar, sostener | |
| Catalan | contenir, dur, portar, posseir, prendre, sostenir, suportar | |
| Adjectives | continent | having control over urination and defecation |
| Nouns | container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
| content | the amount that can be contained | |
| Meaning | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate | |
| Narrower | bate | moderate or restrain |
| catch | check oneself during an action | |
| countercheck, counteract | Oppose or check by a counteraction | |
| damp | restrain or discourage | |
| deny, abnegate | deny oneself (something) | |
| mortify, subdue, crucify | hold within limits and control | |
| suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority | |
| thermostat | Control the temperature with a thermostat | |
| train | Cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it | |
| Broader | restrain, keep, keep back, hold back | Keep under control |
| Spanish | comprobar, contener, controlar, limitar, moderar, ostentar, sustentar | |
| Catalan | contenir, controlar, limitar, moderar, ostentar, sustentar | |
| Meaning | Be divisible by. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "24 contains 6" | |
| Category | arithmetic | The branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Be capable of holding or containing. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | take, hold | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | accommodate, hold, admit | Have room for |
| hold, bear, carry, contain | Contain or hold | |
| Meaning | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Contain the rebel movement" | |
| Synonyms | check, turn back, arrest, stop, hold back | |
| Narrower | cut down, cut out | intercept (a player) |
| Broader | defend | Be on the defensive |
| Spanish | contener, parar | |
| Catalan | parar | |
| Nouns | containment | the act of containing |
| containment | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully | |
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