Verb
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"2. contain or hold; have within;
"The jar carries wine""The canteen holds fresh water""This can contains water"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"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"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"