contain

Definitions

1. 1.When that this body did contain a spirit. Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. Milton.
2. 2.To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
3. 3.To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds. [Obs., exept as used reflexively.] The king's person contains the unruly people from evil occasions. Spenser. Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. Shak.
4. 4.To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. But if they can not contain, let them marry. 1 Cor. vii. 9.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is when that this body did contain a spirit. Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. Milton called?
• What is to have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks called?
• What is to restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. But if they can not contain, let them marry. 1 Cor. vii. 9 called?