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contained

adjective

  1. restrain, halt the spread of
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kənˈteɪnd/ / /kənˈtæɪnd/

adj

  1. Restricted in space.

    The brush fire is now contained: if it doesn't jump the lines, it will burn itself out.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of contain

    This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.

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