con·tain
verb \kən-ˈtān\
Definition of CONTAIN
transitive verb
1
: to keep within limits: as a : restrain, control <could hardly contain her enthusiasm> b : check, halt <contain the spread of a deadly disease> c : to follow successfully a policy of containment toward <efforts to contain Communism> d : to prevent (as an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack
2
a : to have within : hold b : comprise, include <the bill contains several new clauses>
3
a : to be divisible by usually without a remainder b : enclose, bound
intransitive verb
: to restrain oneself
— con·tain·able\-ˈtā-nə-bəl\ adjective
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