contain
1. include or contain;
have as a component (Freq. 111)
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
• Syn:
incorporate, comprise
• Derivationally related forms:
incorporation (for: incorporate)
• Hypernyms:
include
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. contain or hold;
have within (Freq. 34)
- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
• Syn:
hold, bear, carry
• Derivationally related forms:
continent, content, container, carry (for: carry), hold (for: hold)
• Hypernyms:
include
• Hyponyms:
retain, enclose, hold in, confine
• Verb Group:
take, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. lessen the intensity of;
temper;
hold in restraint;
hold or keep within limits (Freq. 2)
- moderate your alcohol intake
- hold your tongue
- hold your temper
- control your anger
• Syn:
control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate
• Derivationally related forms:
moderation (for: moderate), curb (for: curb), check (for: check), control (for: control)
• Hypernyms:
restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
• Hyponyms:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound,
confine, throttle, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue,
conquer, curb, damp, mortify, crucify, deny,
deny, train, catch, bate, thermostat,
countercheck, counteract
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. be divisible by
- 24 contains 6
• Topics:
arithmetic
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. be capable of holding or containing
- This box won't take all the items
- The flask holds one gallon
• Syn:
take, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
hold (for: hold)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Group:
accommodate, hold, admit, bear, carry
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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, hold back
• Derivationally related forms:
containment, stop (for: stop)
• Hypernyms:
defend
• Hyponyms:
cut down, cut out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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