contained

Definition of Contained in English :

1. contained

gotten under control

Example Sentences:
'the oil spill is contained'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Contained

adjective

kept from going beyond certain limits; confined

Sweep up and dispose of the contained spillage after all danger of fire has been eliminated.

Losses in banking and finance were reasonably contained.

tr.v. con·tained, con·tain·ing, con·tains

1.

a. To have within; hold: a bin that contains rice.

b. To be capable of holding: These barrels contain 50 gallons.

2. To have as a component or constituent part; include: Does the soup contain meat? The poem contains many famous lines.

3.

a. To hold or keep within limits; restrain: I could hardly contain my curiosity.

b. To halt the spread or development of; check: Science sought an effective method of containing the disease.

4. To check the expansion or influence of (a hostile power or ideology) by containment.

5. Mathematics To be exactly divisible by.