1. [verb] (transitive) To hold inside.
2. [verb] (transitive) To include as a part.
3. [verb] (transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
4. [verb] (mathematics) (of a set etc.) (transitive) To have as an element.
5. [verb] (obsolete) (intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
6. [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'.
7. [verb] Contain or hold; have within; 'The jar carries wine'; 'The canteen holds fresh water'; 'This can contains water'.
8. [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'.
9. [verb] Be divisible by; '24 contains 6'.
10. [verb] Be capable of holding or containing; 'This box won't take all the items'; 'The flask holds one gallon'.
11. [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 South East Asia'; 'Contain the rebel movement'; 'Turn back the tide of communism'.
