Dictionary Entry
contain
contain is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
- 2transitive verb
To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
- 3transitive verb
To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- 4intransitive verb
To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
- 5verb
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"
- 6verb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
"moderate your alcohol intake"
"hold your tongue"
- 7verb
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"
Synonyms
- 8verb
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"
"The canteen holds fresh water"
- 9verb
be capable of holding or containing
"This box won't take all the items"
"The flask holds one gallon"
- 10verb
be divisible by
"24 contains 6"
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