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contracting 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 contracting contracting Overview of noun contracting The noun contracting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. catching, contracting -- (becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic") 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") Overview of noun contracting The noun contracting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. catching, contracting -- (becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic") 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")
contracting definition
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