Contain

v. t.	1.	To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold. [imp. & p. p. Contained ; p. pr. & vb. n. Containing.] Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this house! - 2 Chron. vi. 18. When that this body did contain a spirit. - Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. - Milton.
	2.	To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
	3.	To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds. The king's person contains the unruly people from evil occasions. - Spenser. Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. But if they can not contain, let them marry. - 1 Cor. vii. 9.

Verb	1.	contain - 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" Synonyms: comprise, incorporate
	2.	contain - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" Synonyms: bear, carry, hold
	3.	contain - 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" Synonyms: curb, control, hold in, moderate, check, hold
	4.	contain - be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
	5.	contain - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" Synonyms: hold, take
	6.	contain - 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" Synonyms: hold back, arrest, turn back, stop, check

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