·vi To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
II. Contain ·vt To put constraint upon; to Restrain; to Confine; to keep within bounds.
III. Contain ·vt To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to Hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
IV. Contain ·vt To hold within fixed limits; to Comprise; to Include; to Inclose; to Hold.