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contract > 12 senses
NOUN1contractA binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
2contract, declaration(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
3contract, contract bridgeA variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
VERB1contract, undertakeEnter into a contractual arrangement
2contract, sign, sign on, sign upEngage by written agreement
3contract, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, pressSqueeze or press together
4contract, shrinkBecome smaller or draw together
5contract, take, getBe stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
6contractMake smaller
7contract, condense, concentrateCompress or concentrate
8contract, narrowMake or become more narrow or restricted
9contract, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduceReduce in scope while retaining essential elements
contract > pronunciation
Soundskaa'ntrae.kt; kahntrae'kt
Rhymesabstract, act, artifact, and 38 more rhymes in aekt at the HyperDic website...
contract > noun 1, communication
MeaningA binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law.
Category ofbroken, unkept; unbroken, kept; terminated; subscribed; article, clause; loophole; handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp; contract, declaration; renegociate, renegotiate
Partsarbitration clause; reserve clause; fine print, small print; boilerplate
Narroweradhesion contract, contract of adhesion; aleatory contract; bilateral contract; charter; conditional contract; cost-plus contract; gambling contract; lease; marriage contract, marriage settlement; output contract; policy, insurance policy, insurance; purchase contract, purchase agreement; quasi contract; requirements contract; sealed instrument, contract under seal, special contract; service contract; severable contract; subcontract; partnership; articles of agreement, shipping articles; concession, grant; labor contract, labor agreement, collective agreement; employment contract, employment agreement; distribution agreement; licensing agreement; merger agreement, acquisition agreement; sale in gross, contract of hazard; indenture
Broaderwritten agreement
Adjectivescontractual
Verbscontract; contract
contract > noun 2, communication
Meaning(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make.
Synonymsdeclaration
Categorycontract
Part ofbridge
Broaderbid, bidding
contract > noun 3, act
MeaningA variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid.
Synonymscontract bridge
Broaderbridge
contract > verb 1, communication
MeaningEnter into a contractual arrangement.
PatternSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
ModelThey contract to move
Synonymsundertake
Entailed bysubcontract
Narrowerstipulate; sign; stipulate, qualify, condition, specify; rent, lease; rent, hire, charter, lease
Broaderpromise, assure
Nounscontract; contractor
contract > verb 2, social
MeaningEngage by written agreement.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymssign, sign on, sign up
Narrowercontract out
Broaderhire, engage, employ
Nounscontract
contract > verb 3, contact
MeaningSqueeze or press together.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"the spasm contracted the muscle"
Synonymscompress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press
Entailed bywring out, squeeze out; strangle, strangulate, throttle
Narrowerchoke, strangle; prim; astringe; strangulate; convulse; convulse; bear down, overbear; choke, gag, fret; choke, scrag
Broadertighten
Nounscontracture; contractor; contraction
contract > verb 4, change
MeaningBecome smaller or draw together.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsshrink
Caused byshrink, reduce
Narrowerflex
Broaderdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Contrarystretch; expand, spread out
Nounscontraction
contract > verb 5, body
MeaningBe stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymstake, get
Narrowercatch
Broadersicken, come down
Similar tocatch
Nounscontracting
contract > verb 6, contact
MeaningMake smaller.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
Narrowerpurse, wrinkle
Broadershrink, reduce
Nounscontraction
contract > verb 7, change
MeaningCompress or concentrate.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymscondense, concentrate
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Similar tocondense
Nounscontraction
contract > verb 8, change
MeaningMake or become more narrow or restricted.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsnarrow
Narrowerbottleneck; taper off
Broaderchange
Contrarywiden
Nounscontraction
contract > verb 9, change
MeaningReduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsabridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce
Narrowerbowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten; digest, condense, concentrate
Broaderdecrease, lessen, minify
Contraryelaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Similar toedit, cut, edit out
Nounscontraction

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