be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
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"
To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks
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
If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. The bag contained a Christmas card Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings The 77,000-acre estate contains five of the highest peaks in Scotland
contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
If a group or organization contains a certain number of people, those are the people that are in it. The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans
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"