contain
     v 1: 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" [syn: {incorporate}, {comprise}]
     2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
        canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
        [syn: {hold}, {bear}, {carry}]
     3: 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"
        [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}]
     4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
     5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take
        all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {take},
         {hold}]
     6: 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" [syn: {check},
         {turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {hold back}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0