Words Like CONTAIN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CONTAIN.

34 Alternative Words Similar to contain

1 Incorporate Verb      Synonym Words Like Incorporate
2 Comprise Verb      Synonym Words Like Comprise
3 Hold Verb      Synonym Words Like Hold
4 Bear Verb      Synonym Words Like Bear
5 Carry Verb      Synonym Words Like Carry
6 Control Verb      Synonym Words Like Control
7 Check Verb      Synonym Words Like Check
8 Curb Verb      Synonym Words Like Curb
9 Moderate Verb      Synonym Words Like Moderate
10 Take Verb      Synonym Words Like Take
11 Arrest Verb      Synonym Words Like Arrest
12 Stop Verb      Synonym Words Like Stop
13 Be Verb      Synonym Words Like Be
14 Defend Verb      Synonym Words Like Defend
15 Include Verb      Synonym Words Like Include
16 Keep Verb      Synonym Words Like Keep
17 Restrain Verb      Synonym Words Like Restrain
18 Suppress Verb      Synonym Words Like Suppress
19 Containing Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Containing
20 Inclose Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Inclose
21 Confine Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Confine
22 Enclose Verb      Hyponym Words Like Enclose
23 Retain Verb      Hyponym Words Like Retain
24 Throttle Verb      Hyponym Words Like Throttle
25 Catch Verb      Hyponym Words Like Catch
26 Thermostat Verb      Hyponym
27 Damp Verb      Hyponym Words Like Damp
28 Deny Verb      Hyponym Words Like Deny
29 Train Verb      Hyponym Words Like Train
30 Limit Verb      Hyponym Words Like Limit
31 Conquer Verb      Hyponym Words Like Conquer
32 Restrict Verb      Hyponym Words Like Restrict
33 Trammel Verb      Hyponym Words Like Trammel
34 Bound Verb      Hyponym Words Like Bound

10 examples of contain

1 a bushel contains four pecks
2 This can contains water
3 The canteen holds fresh water
4 The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
5 The flask holds one gallon
6 Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
7 Turn back the tide of communism
8 Contain the rebel movement
9 hold your tongue
10 hold your temper

10 definitions of contain

1 To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
2 To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to.
3 To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
4 To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
5 contain or hold; have within
6 include or contain; have as a component
7 be divisible by
8 be capable of holding or containing
9 hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
10 lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
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