Contain and Check

Contain

Contain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Check is a synonym for contain in control topic. In some cases you can use "Check" instead a verb "Contain", when it comes to topics like restrain, curb.

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Check

Check verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met

Contain is a synonym for check in suppress topic. You can use "Contain" instead a verb "Check", if it concerns topics such as restrain, curb.

Common collocations

books contain books check books
messages contain messages check messages
tropes contain tropes check tropes
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