CONTAINED
contained
(adjective) gotten under control; “the oil spill is contained”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
contained (comparative more contained, superlative most contained)
Restricted in space.
Hyponyms
• self-contained
Verb
contained
simple past tense and past participle of contain
Anagrams
• contadine
Source: Wiktionary
CONTAIN
Con*tain", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contained; p.pr. & vb.n. Containing.] Etym: [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir, fr. L. continere, - tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold. Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this house! 2 Chron. vi. 18. When that this body did contain a spirit. Shak. What thy stores contain bring forth. Milton.
2. To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
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.
Con*tain", v. i.
Definition: 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
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