contain
English Thesaurus
1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | defend, |
| definition | : | be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | cut down, cut out, |
| definition | : | intercept (a player) (verb.competition) |
2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | damp, |
| definition | : | restrain or discourage (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | abnegate, deny, |
| definition | : | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | restrict, |
| definition | : | place under restrictions; limit access to (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | train, |
| definition | : | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | catch, |
| definition | : | check oneself during an action (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bate, |
| definition | : | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | thermostat, |
| definition | : | control the temperature with a thermostat (verb.social) |
3. include or contain; have as a component (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | include, include, |
| definition | : | have as a part, be made up out of (verb.stative) |
4. contain or hold; have within (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | retain, |
| definition | : | hold back within (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | contain, hold, take, |
| definition | : | be capable of holding or containing (verb.stative) |
5. be capable of holding or containing (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
6. be divisible by (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| domain category | : | arithmetic, |
| definition | : | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations (noun.cognition) |
7. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
8. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bridle, check, curb, |
| definition | : | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | moderateness, moderation, |
| definition | : | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | command, control, mastery, |
| definition | : | great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity (noun.cognition) |
9. include or contain; have as a component (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | incorporation, |
| definition | : | including by incorporating (noun.act) |
10. contain or hold; have within (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | capacity, content, |
| definition | : | the amount that can be contained (noun.quantity) |
| derivation | : | continent, |
| definition | : | having control over urination and defecation (adj.all) |
11. be capable of holding or containing (verb.stative)
12. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
13. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bridle, check, curb, |
| definition | : | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | moderateness, moderation, |
| definition | : | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | command, control, mastery, |
| definition | : | great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity (noun.cognition) |
14. include or contain; have as a component (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | incorporation, |
| definition | : | including by incorporating (noun.act) |
15. contain or hold; have within (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | capacity, content, |
| definition | : | the amount that can be contained (noun.quantity) |
| derivation | : | continent, |
| definition | : | having control over urination and defecation (adj.all) |
16. be capable of holding or containing (verb.stative)
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