List of container and contents indicators

This is an incomplete list of container and contents indicators; in general, they can be mixed and matched by careful use of 'by' (e.g. "X eating Y" = "Y eaten by X"). Not all possible forms are listed here, and you may encounter other verb forms. = Containment indicators = These words may be used as "X &lt;word&gt; Y" to mean "Y inside X". = Insertion indicators =
 * about
 * absorbing
 * accepting
 * accommodating
 * acquiring
 * admitting
 * adopting
 * around
 * assimilating
 * assume
 * astride
 * bagging
 * boxing
 * bracketing
 * bringung in
 * brought round
 * capturing
 * carrying
 * catching
 * circling
 * clasping
 * clutching
 * collecting
 * coming to grips with
 * concealing
 * consuming
 * containing
 * covering
 * devouring
 * drawing in
 * eating
 * embodying
 * embracing
 * encircling
 * enclosing
 * encompassing
 * engulfing
 * entertaining
 * enthralling
 * enveloping
 * fencing
 * flanking
 * framing
 * gathering
 * getting around
 * getting hold of
 * getting round
 * getting to grips with
 * going about
 * going around
 * going round
 * gobbling
 * grabbing
 * grasping
 * gripping
 * gulping
 * harbouring
 * hedging
 * hiding
 * holding
 * hosting
 * housing
 * hugging
 * imbibing
 * imprisoning
 * including
 * incorporating
 * in possession of
 * keeping
 * limiting
 * locking up
 * netting
 * outside
 * outside of
 * over
 * overshadowing
 * penning
 * pinching
 * pocketing
 * possessing
 * protecting
 * receiving
 * restraining
 * restricting
 * retaining
 * round
 * sandwiching
 * securing
 * seen around
 * seizing
 * sheltering
 * squeezing
 * stowing
 * stuffed with
 * surrounding
 * swallowing
 * taking in
 * touring
 * trapping
 * welcoming
 * without
 * wrapping


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