• 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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
• 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"
• 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"
• Contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can Contains water"
• be capable of holding or Containing; "This box won''t take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
• be divisible by; "24 Contains 6"

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