container — meaning in English

English meaning

• container noun An object, such as a box, jar, or bottle, used for holding or storing something.
• dumpster noun A large metal container for trash, designed to be emptied by a garbage truck.
• skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

container is used for these senses in English:

• container (transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
• dumpster (Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

container — full definition

1. noun An object, such as a box, jar, or bottle, used for holding or storing something.
2. noun A large standardized metal box used for shipping goods by ship, rail, or truck.
3. noun (computing) A lightweight, self-contained package of software and its dependencies that runs in an isolated environment.

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