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contain


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  contain 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  contain 
 
  Sense  2 
  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
  =>  retain 
  =>  house 
  =>  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 
  =>  deny 
  =>  restrict,  limit 
  =>  train 
  =>  catch 
  =>  bate 
  =>  thermostat 
  =>  countercheck,  counteract 
 
  Sense  5 
  contain,  take  hold 
  =>  sleep 
  =>  seat 
 
  Sense  6 
  check,  turn  back  arrest,  stop,  contain,  hold  back 
  =>  cut  down  cut  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  contain 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  contain 
 
  Sense  2 
  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
  =>  retain 
  =>  house 
  =>  surround,  environ,  encircle,  circle,  round,  ring 
  =>  twine 
  =>  wreath,  wreathe 
  =>  girth,  girt,  begird,  gird 
  =>  cloister 
  =>  enclose,  hold  in  confine 
  =>  bound,  border 
  =>  skirt 
  =>  verge 
  =>  shore 
  =>  rail,  rail  in 
  =>  box  in  box  up 
  =>  frame 
 
  Sense  3 
  control,  hold  in  hold  contain,  check,  curb,  moderate 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
  =>  reduce,  tighten 
  =>  tie 
  =>  gate 
  =>  draw  the  line  draw  a  line 
  =>  mark  off  mark  out 
  =>  rule  harness,  rein 
  =>  baffle,  regulate 
  =>  hamper,  halter,  cramp 
  =>  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain 
  =>  clamp  down  crack  down 
  =>  inhibit 
  =>  restrain,  encumber,  cumber,  constrain 
  =>  bridle 
  =>  snaffle 
  =>  curb 
  =>  clog 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
  =>  wink,  blink,  blink  away 
  =>  stifle,  dampen 
  =>  suffocate 
  =>  choke  off  choke  down  choke  back 
  =>  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
  =>  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down 
  =>  shush 
  =>  lull,  calm  down 
  =>  shout  down 
  =>  gag,  muzzle 
  =>  burke 
  =>  silence 
  =>  squelch,  quell,  quench 
  =>  smother,  stifle,  muffle 
  =>  damp 
  =>  mortify,  subdue 
  =>  deny 
  =>  restrict,  limit 
  =>  content 
  =>  ration 
  =>  classify 
  =>  taboo 
  =>  scant,  skimp 
  =>  localize,  localise 
  =>  draw 
  =>  suppurate 
  =>  train 
  =>  trellis 
  =>  catch 
  =>  bate 
  =>  thermostat 
  =>  countercheck,  counteract 
 
  Sense  5 
  contain,  take  hold 
  =>  sleep 
  =>  seat 
 
  Sense  6 
  check,  turn  back  arrest,  stop,  contain,  hold  back 
  =>  cut  down  cut  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  contain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  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 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  contain 
 
  contain  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  contain 
 
  Sense  2 
  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
  =>  include 
 
  Sense  5 
  contain,  take  hold 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  incorporate,  contain,  comprise 
  =>  include 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  control,  hold  in  hold  contain,  check,  curb,  moderate 
  =>  restrain,  suppress,  keep  keep  back  hold  back 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  contain 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  check,  turn  back  arrest,  stop,  contain,  hold  back 
  =>  defend 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  contain 
  container 
  container  ship 
  containerful 
  containership 
  containment 
 
  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  SE  Asia";  "Contain  the  rebel  movement";  "Turn  back  athe  tide  of  communism") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  contain 
  contained 
  containerised 
  containerized 
 
  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  SE  Asia";  "Contain  the  rebel  movement";  "Turn  back  athe  tide  of  communism") 



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