containing

Verb

contain (third-person singular simple present contains, present participle containing, simple past and past participle contained)

1. (transitive) To hold inside.
   • The brown box contains three stacks of books.

   Synonyms:

   enclose, inhold

2. (transitive) To include as a part.
   • Most of the meals they offer contain meat.

   Synonyms:

   comprise, embody, incorporate, inhold

3. (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
   • I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!

   Synonyms:

   control

4. (transitive) To have as an element or subset.
   • A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
   • But if they cannot contain, let them marry.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Bible Corinthians/#8 1 Corinthians:8–9