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Meaning of contain

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  contain
      v 1: 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" [syn: {incorporate}, {contain},
           {comprise}]
      2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
         canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn:
         {hold}, {bear}, {carry}, {contain}]
      3: 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" [syn:
         {control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb},
         {moderate}]
      4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
      5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all
         the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain},
         {take}, {hold}]
      6: 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" [syn: {check},
         {turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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