1. Gotten under control
   "the oil spill is contained"

1. Include or contain; have as a component
   "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
   - incorporate, comprise 
2. Contain or hold; have within
   "This can contains water"
   - hold, bear, carry 
3. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
   - control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate 
4. Be divisible by
   "24 contains 6" 
5. Be capable of holding or containing
   - take, hold 
6. Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
   "Contain the rebel movement"
   - check, turn back, arrest, stop, hold back

See also: container, containment, content, continent, controlled

Type of: be, defend, hold back, include, keep, keep back, restrain

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