Contain and Handle

Contain

Contain verb - To have within.

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Handle and contain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Contain and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

energy	contain energy	handle energy
power	contain power	handle power
people	contain people	handle people
kind	contain kind	handle kind
Other words: stuff, amount, number, situation, characters, information, numbers, objects, powers, guns, enemies.

Your handle should only contain alphanumerics: the letters a-z, A-Z, and the digits 0-9, and it must start with a letter.

Source: Administrivia / Welcome to TV Tropes
The jars apparently do nothing to contain the black stuff, and unleash it as soon as the door is opened; the only way to handle it safely is by actively freezing it.

Source: Film / Prometheus
It didn't take long, however, for him to be revealed to be a brash, violent person, and that recklessness even stopped the Alliance and Horde from working to contain an Eldritch Abomination (leaving the players to handle it themselves).

Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Video Games

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