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contract

/ contract /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Type of:
bridge
noun Sense 2
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Type of:
written agreement
Kinds of:
adhesion contract contract of adhesion aleatory contract bilateral contract charter
Derived:
sign sign on sign up undertake
noun Sense 3
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Type of:
bid bidding
Has parts:
bridge
Derived:
declare
Domain:
contract
verb Sense 4
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"He got AIDS"
"She came down with pneumonia"
"She took a chill"
Type of:
sicken come down
Kinds of:
catch
Derived:
catching contracting
Verb group:
catch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
make smaller
"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
Type of:
shrink reduce
Kinds of:
purse wrinkle
Derived:
contraction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
enter into a contractual arrangement
Type of:
promise assure
Kinds of:
stipulate sign qualify condition specify
Derived:
contractor
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 7
make or become more narrow or restricted
"The selection was narrowed"
"The road narrowed"
Opposites:
widen
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
bottleneck taper off
Derived:
contraction narrow narrowing
See also:
pin down narrow down specialize specialise narrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
become smaller or draw together
"The fabric shrank"
"The balloon shrank"
Opposites:
expand spread out stretch
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Kinds of:
flex
Derived:
contraction shrinking shrinkage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 9
engage by written agreement
"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
Type of:
hire engage employ
Kinds of:
contract out
Derived:
signer signatory
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 10
compress or concentrate
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
contraction concentration compression condensation
Verb group:
condense
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 11
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
Type of:
tighten
Kinds of:
choke strangle prim astringe strangulate
Derived:
press pressure pressing contraction muscular contraction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 12
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Opposites:
elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Kinds of:
bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate shorten
Derived:
contraction shortener abridger abbreviator condensation
Verb group:
edit cut edit out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
102
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

bridge written agreement adhesion contract contract of adhesion aleatory contract bilateral contract charter bid bidding sicken come down catch