contain
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(verb) be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
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Synonyms: hold, take |
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Related Words: be, seat, sleep |
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(verb) be divisible by; "24 contains 6" |
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Related Words: be |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: comprise, incorporate |
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Related Words: include |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
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Related Words: bate, bound, catch, confine, conquer, counteract, countercheck, curb, deny, hold back, inhibit, keep, keep back, limit, mortify, restrain, restrain, restrict, stamp down, subdue, suppress, thermostat, throttle, train, trammel |
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(verb) contain or hold; have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
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Synonyms: bear, carry, hold |
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Related Words: circle, confine, encircle, enclose, environ, hold in, house, include, retain, ring, round, surround |
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(verb) 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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement" |
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Synonyms: arrest, check, hold back, stop, turn back |
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Related Words: cut down, cut out, defend |
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