The Clue
Under control (9 letter answer)
The Answer
CONTAINED
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Notes
The answer CONTAINED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Kept the lid on
Definition
CONTAIN as a verb:
1. (incorporate, contain, comprise) = include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
2. (hold, bear, carry, contain) = contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
3. (control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate) = lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
4. be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
5. (contain, take, hold) = be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
6. (check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back) = hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
CONTAINED as an adjective:
1. controlled; "striking with contained ferocity at my head"- R.L.Stevenson
2. gotten under control; "the oil spill is contained"