contain: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
To be capable of holding.
To have as component parts; include or comprise: The album contains many memorable songs.
To hold or keep within limits; restrain: I could hardly contain my curiosity.
To halt the spread or development of; check: Science sought an effective method of containing the disease.
To check the expansion or influence of (a hostile power or ideology) by containment.
Mathematics To be exactly divisible by.