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What does contain mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word contain? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To hold inside.
  2. (transitive) To include as a part.
  3. (transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
  4. (mathematics) To have as an element or subset.
  5. (obsolete, intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
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Their Excellencies would never allow me to return to the prison if I was found to be unable to contain the criminals sent there.
They are said to contain no additives, preservatives, sweeteners, or salt and are free of wheat, corn and soy.
I believe that all the products contain preservatives, chemicals, food coloring and corn syrup.
Both garlic and onion contain enzymes that activate the body's natural pain relief chemicals.
Also, do not use paints or stains that contain lead or toxic wood preservatives.
As an impressionable 16-year old, I thought it was normal for a gatefold album to contain poetry by a musician's guru.

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