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contract definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contract 8 of 9 senses of contract Sense 1 contract, undertake => sign => stipulate, qualify, condition, specify => rent, lease => rent, hire, charter, lease => covenant Sense 2 sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => contract out Sense 3 compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press => choke => prim => astringe => strangulate => convulse => convulse => bear down overbear => choke, gag, fret => choke, scrag Sense 4 shrink, contract => flex Sense 5 contract, take get => catch Sense 6 contract => purse, wrinkle Sense 8 narrow, contract => bottleneck => taper off Sense 9 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contract 8 of 9 senses of contract Sense 1 contract, undertake => sign => undersign => ink => autograph, inscribe => initial => countersign => execute => endorse => cosign, co-sign => visa => stipulate, qualify, condition, specify => provide => rent, lease => rent, hire, charter, lease => covenant => confirm => bar mitzvah => bat mitzvah Sense 2 sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => contract out Sense 3 compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press => choke => prim => astringe => strangulate => convulse => convulse => bear down overbear => choke, gag, fret => choke, scrag Sense 4 shrink, contract => flex Sense 5 contract, take get => catch => catch cold Sense 6 contract => purse, wrinkle Sense 8 narrow, contract => bottleneck => taper off Sense 9 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate => encapsulate, capsule, capsulize => telescope Entailment of verb contract Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb contract 9 senses of contract Sense 1 contract, undertake => promise, assure Sense 2 sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => hire, engage, employ Sense 3 compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press => tighten Sense 4 shrink, contract => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 5 contract, take get => sicken, come down Sense 6 contract => shrink, reduce Sense 7 condense, concentrate, contract => change, alter Sense 8 narrow, contract => change Sense 9 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb contract contract used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contract Sense 1 contract, undertake => promise, assure -------------- Sense 2 sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => hire, engage, employ -------------- Sense 3 compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press => tighten -------------- Sense 4 shrink, contract => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 5 contract, take get => sicken, come down -------------- Sense 6 contract => shrink, reduce -------------- Sense 7 condense, concentrate, contract => change, alter -------------- Sense 8 narrow, contract => change -------------- Sense 9 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Grep of noun contract adhesion contract aleatory contract bilateral contract breach of contract conditional contract contract contract bridge contract of adhesion contract of hazard contract offer contract under seal contractile organ contractility contracting contraction contractor contracture cost-plus contract employment contract futures contract gambling contract labor contract marriage contract oral contract output contract purchase contract quasi contract requirements contract service contract severable contract social contract special contract subcontract term of a contract unilateral contract yellow-dog contract Overview of noun contract The noun contract has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (19) contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law) 2. (2) contract -- ((bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make) 3. contract, contract bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid) Overview of verb contract The verb contract has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement) 2. (3) sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season") 3. (2) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips") 4. (2) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank") 5. (2) contract, take get -- (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill") 6. contract -- (make smaller; "The garment contracted in the dryer"; "The heat contracted the woollen garment") 7. condense, concentrate, contract -- (compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan") 8. narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed") 9. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") Grep of adj contract contractable contracted contractile contractual Overview of noun contract The noun contract has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (19) contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law) 2. (2) contract -- ((bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make) 3. contract, contract bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid) Overview of verb contract The verb contract has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement) 2. (3) sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season") 3. (2) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips") 4. (2) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank") 5. (2) contract, take get -- (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill") 6. contract -- (make smaller; "The garment contracted in the dryer"; "The heat contracted the woollen garment") 7. condense, concentrate, contract -- (compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan") 8. narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed") 9. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
contract definition
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