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Verb
S:
(v)
incorporate (incorporate%2:42:00::)
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contain (contain%2:42:00::)
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comprise (comprise%2:42:00::)
(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"
S:
(v)
hold (hold%2:42:13::)
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bear (bear%2:42:14::)
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carry (carry%2:42:03::)
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contain (contain%2:42:13::)
(contain or hold; have within)
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
S:
(v)
control (control%2:41:01::)
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hold in (hold_in%2:41:00::)
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hold (hold%2:41:15::)
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contain (contain%2:41:00::)
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check (check%2:41:08::)
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curb (curb%2:41:00::)
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moderate (moderate%2:41:00::)
(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"
S:
(v)
contain (contain%2:42:06::)
(be divisible by)
"24 contains 6"
S:
(v)
contain (contain%2:42:14::)
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take (take%2:42:15::)
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hold (hold%2:42:14::)
(be capable of holding or containing)
"This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
S:
(v)
check (check%2:33:06::)
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turn back (turn_back%2:33:00::)
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arrest (arrest%2:33:00::)
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stop (stop%2:33:00::)
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contain (contain%2:33:00::)
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hold back (hold_back%2:33:00::)
(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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"