Contain and Hold

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Contain

Contain verb - To have within.

Usage example: the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

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Hold is a synonym for contain in include topic. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Contain", when it comes to topics like full, keep, carry, own. popular alternative

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Hold

Hold verb - To have within.

Usage example: the mysterious chest held an ancient book on magic spells and potions

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Contain is a synonym for hold in full topic. You can use "Contain" instead a verb "Hold", if it concerns topics such as keep, accommodate, carry, own. popular alternative

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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power	contain power	hold power
people	contain people	hold people
kind	contain kind	hold kind
amount	contain amount	hold amount
Other words: number, line, nothing, water, items, objects.

Both words in one sentence

Superman: (narrating) They said that no one could bottle or contain or hold The Bleed except for The Monitors.

Source: Intimate Healing
In The Rock, Goodspeed has his hands full with one of the packages of spheres that contain the V-X nerve gas, when one of the balls that hold the deadly chemical agent falls off the end of its chain.

Source: Desperate Object Catch
In Lemmings, the bomber lemmings would hold their heads and quiver for a second or so before they blew up, as if trying to contain the explosive force within their skulls.

Source: Your Head A-Splode

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