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contract



I - noun
1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (Freq. 19)
Derivationally related forms:
contractual
Members of this Topic:
broken, unkept, unbroken, kept, terminated,
subscribed, article, clause, loophole, handshake, shake,
handshaking, handclasp, declaration, renegociate, renegotiate
Hypernyms:
written agreement
Hyponyms:
adhesion 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,
employment agreement, licensing agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, sale in gross,
contract of hazard, indenture
Part Meronyms:
arbitration clause, reserve clause, fine print, small print, boilerplate
2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (Freq. 2)
Syn:
declaration
Derivationally related forms:
declare (for: declaration)
Hypernyms:
bid, bidding
Part Holonyms:
bridge
3. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Syn:
contract bridge
Hypernyms:
bridge
Hyponyms:
no-trump

II - verb
1. enter into a contractual arrangement (Freq. 8)
Syn:
undertake
Derivationally related forms:
contractor
Hypernyms:
promise, assure
Hyponyms:
stipulate, sign, qualify, condition, specify,
rent, lease, hire, charter
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They contract to move
2. engage by written agreement (Freq. 3)
- They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Syn:
sign, sign on, sign up
Derivationally related forms:
signer (for: sign)
Hypernyms:
hire, engage, employ
Hyponyms:
contract out
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: sign)
3. squeeze or press together (Freq. 2)
- she compressed her lips
- the spasm contracted the muscle
Syn:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press
Derivationally related forms:
press (for: press), pressing (for: press), contraction, contracture, contractor, constriction (for: constrict), constrictor (for: constrict), compressible (for: compress), compression (for: compress), compressor (for: compress), compressing (for: compress)
Hypernyms:
tighten
Hyponyms:
choke, strangle, prim, astringe, strangulate,
convulse, bear down, overbear, gag, fret, scrag
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (Freq. 2)
- He got AIDS
- She came down with pneumonia
- She took a chill
Syn:
take, get
Derivationally related forms:
contracting
Hypernyms:
sicken, come down
Hyponyms:
catch
Verb Group:
catch
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. become smaller or draw together (Freq. 1)
- The fabric shrank
- The balloon shrank
Syn:
shrink
Ant:
expand, stretch (for: shrink)
Derivationally related forms:
contraction, shrinkage (for: shrink)
Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Hyponyms:
flex
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. make smaller
- The heat contracted the woollen garment
Derivationally related forms:
contraction
Hypernyms:
shrink, reduce
Hyponyms:
purse, wrinkle
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. compress or concentrate
- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Syn:
condense, concentrate
Derivationally related forms:
contraction, concentration (for: concentrate), condensation (for: condense)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Group:
condense
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. make or become more narrow or restricted
- The selection was narrowed
- The road narrowed
Syn:
narrow
Ant:
widen (for: narrow)
See Also:
narrow down (for: narrow)
Derivationally related forms:
contraction, narrow (for: narrow), narrowing (for: narrow)
Hypernyms:
change
Hyponyms:
bottleneck, taper off
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
9. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- The manuscript must be shortened
Syn:
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce
Ant:
expand
Derivationally related forms:
contraction, shortener (for: shorten), abbreviator (for: abbreviate), abridgement (for: abridge), abridger (for: abridge)
Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
Hyponyms:
bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten,
digest, condense, concentrate
Verb Group:
edit, cut, edit out
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

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