contain
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
include or contain; have as a component
A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
Types & categories
- include hypernym
Related & opposite
- incorporation derivation
Sense 2 verb
contain or hold; have within
The jar carries wine
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
moderate your alcohol intake
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- bridle derivation
- moderation derivation
- mastery derivation
Sense 4 verb
be divisible by
24 contains 6
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Related & opposite
- arithmetic domain topic
Sense 5 verb
be capable of holding or containing
This box won't take all the items
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Related & opposite
- cargo area derivation
- contain verb group
- accommodate verb group
Sense 6 verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Arrest the downward trend
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- containment derivation
- catch derivation
- containment derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incorporation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | include |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | carry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cargo area |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | container |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | capacity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | continent |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | contain |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | include |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | retain |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold in |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bridle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | moderation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastery |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | restrain |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | throttle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | suppress |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | damp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortify |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | abnegate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | restrict |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | train |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermostat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | countercheck |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | arithmetic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cargo area |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | contain |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | accommodate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | containment |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | containment |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | defend |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut down |