- contained - controlled; "striking with contained ferocity at my head"- R.L.Stevenson
Antonym: unrestrained (indirect, via restrained)
- contained - gotten under control; "the oil spill is contained"
Antonym: uncontrolled (indirect, via controlled)
- incorporate, contain, comprise - 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"
--1 is one way to include
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- hold, bear, carry, contain - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
--2 is one way to include
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun content4, noun container1
Something ----s something
- control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate - 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"
--3 is one way to restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- contain - be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- contain, take, hold - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
--5 is one way to be
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Something ----s something
- check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back - 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"
--6 is one way to defend
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun containment1, noun containment3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- contain, take, hold - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"