Dictionary Definition
contained adj
1 controlled; "striking with contained ferocity
at my head"- R.L.Stevenson
2 gotten under control; "the oil spill is
contained"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- Restricted in space.
- The brush fire is now contained, if it doesn't jump the lines it will burn itself out.
Verb
contained- past of contain
- This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.