stop vs contain

contain vs stop

stop is a noun but contain is not a noun.

stop and contain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No
contain	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stop and contain are synonyms defined as:

stop and contain: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Other synonyms of stop include arrest, check, hold back, turn back.

stop (noun)	contain (noun)
the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (verb)	contain (verb)
prevent completion	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	include or contain; have as a component
seize on its way	be divisible by
render unsuitable for passage	contain or hold; have within
come to a halt, stop moving	be capable of holding or containing
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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