contain

Meaning

1. To hold inside.
2. To include as a part.
3. To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
4. To have as an element or subset.
5. (obsolete) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Concepts

contain

hold

include

comprise

accommodate

embrace

involve

carry

restrain

check

have

enclose

bear

control

take in

keep

consist of

circumscribe

confine

curb

comprehend

cover

embody

limit

localize

restrict

store

house

arrest

hold back

stop

turn back

hold in

moderate

incorporate

reduce

catch

admit

be of the opinion

enter

shut in

encompass

seat

comprize

inclusion

take

capture

snare

trap

concentrate

delimit

quarantine

apply

crash

be capable for holding

have a capacity for

be left over

be composed of

repress

suppress

take f hold

halt

restrain oneself

retain

compress

keep in

conceive

digest

keep to oneself

be full of

sustain

inhibit

intercept

withhold

stem

fall into

hem

abridge

constrict

cramp

crib

cut down

localise

minimize

scant

scotch

stint

straiten

bottle up

clip

govern

keep down

comprehension

containment

recipience

recipiency

back-folding

equivalent to

refer

place

contents

police

bate

chasten

choke off

damp

harness

rein

rein in

squelch

stay

stifle

obtund

forbear

implicate

subsume

keep in check

get stuck

sink

contained

part

close

hinder

hide

fit

inhold

dominate

rule

and

imply

with

covered

correspondence

envelop

letter

magnanimous

to

break

maintain

be able to

lure

expression

countenance

armor

load

Hyphenated as

con‧tain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈteɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French contenir, from Latin continēre (“to hold or keep together, comprise, contain”), combined form of con- (“together”) + teneō (“to hold”).

Sentences

A few tracks , notably " Naked Jock Man ", contain rapped vocals as well .