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to have within<the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection>SynonymsholdRelated Wordsaccommodate, fit; encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass; harbor, house, lodge, shelter
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to have as part of a whole<the contract contains several new clauses>— see include
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to be made up of<the recipe contains several parts>— see comprise 1
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to gain emotional or mental control of<could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship>— see collect 1
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to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)<contain the spread of the disease>— see control 1
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