contain

verb5

1. •
   to hold something in the space inside

   • The brown box contains three stacks of books.
   • a spray bottle containing water.
2. •
   To include as a part.

   • Most of the meals they offer contain meat.
3. •
   To have as an element or subset.

   • A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
   • If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning.
4. •
   To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

   • I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
5. •
   (no longer used) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

   • But if they cannot contain, let them marry. — 1611