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contain
Overview of verb contain
The verb contain has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (119) incorporate, contain, comprise -- (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")
2. (39) hold, bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
3. (2) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (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")
4. contain -- (be divisible by; "24 contains 6")
5. contain, take, hold -- (be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon")
6. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism")
Grep of noun contain
container
container ship
container vessel
containerful
containership
containment
Antonyms of verb contain
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contain
6 senses of contain
Sense 1
incorporate, contain, comprise
=> include
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 4
contain
=> be
Sense 5
contain, take, hold
=> be
Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> defend
=> prevent, keep
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contain
3 of 6 senses of contain
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> retain
=> surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
=> enclose, hold in, confine
Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> cut down, cut out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contain
6 senses of contain
Sense 1
incorporate, contain, comprise
=> include
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sense 4
contain
=> be
Sense 5
contain, take, hold
=> be
Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> defend
'Cause To' of verb contain
Derived Forms of verb contain
2 of 6 senses of contain
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
RELATED TO>(adj) continent#1
=> continent
RELATED TO>(noun) content#4
=> capacity, content
RELATED TO>(noun) container#1
=> container
Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
RELATED TO>(noun) containment#1
=> containment
RELATED TO>(noun) containment#3
=> containment
Domain of verb contain
1 of 6 senses of contain
Sense 4
contain
TOPIC>(noun) arithmetic#1
Domain Terms of verb contain
Familiarity of verb contain
contain used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb contain
6 senses of contain
Sense 1
incorporate, contain, comprise
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
contain
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
contain, take, hold
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb contain
6 senses of contain
Sense 1
incorporate, contain, comprise
> include
=> incorporate, contain, comprise
=> embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
=> involve
=> subsume
=> hold, bear, carry, contain
=> inhere in, attach to
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
> include
=> incorporate, contain, comprise
=> embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
=> involve
=> subsume
=> hold, bear, carry, contain
=> inhere in, attach to
Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> hold
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up, suppress
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 4
contain
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 5
contain, take, hold
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
> defend
=> bulwark
=> protect
=> ward off
=> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contain
Sense 2
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 5
contain, take, hold
=> be
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Sense 1
incorporate, contain, comprise
=> include
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Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
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Sense 4
contain
=> be
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Sense 6
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> defend
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Grep of verb contain
contain
containerise
containerize
Grep of adj contain
contained
containerised
containerized
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