CONTRACT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
   Synonym(s)
   • contract bridge (what does contract bridge mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bridge (what does bridge mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • written agreement (what does written agreement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adhesion contract (what does adhesion contract mean?)
   • contract of adhesion (what does contract of adhesion mean?)
   • aleatory contract (what does aleatory contract mean?)
   • bilateral contract (what does bilateral contract mean?)
   • charter (what does charter mean?)
   • conditional contract (what does conditional contract mean?)
   • cost-plus contract (what does cost-plus contract mean?)
   • gambling contract (what does gambling contract mean?)
   • lease (what does lease mean?)
   • marriage contract (what does marriage contract mean?)
   • marriage settlement (what does marriage settlement mean?)
   • output contract (what does output contract mean?)
   • policy (what does policy mean?)
   • insurance policy (what does insurance policy mean?)
   • insurance (what does insurance mean?)
   • purchase contract (what does purchase contract mean?)
   • purchase agreement (what does purchase agreement mean?)
   • quasi contract (what does quasi contract mean?)
   • requirements contract (what does requirements contract mean?)
   • sealed instrument (what does sealed instrument mean?)
   • contract under seal (what does contract under seal mean?)
   • special contract (what does special contract mean?)
   • service contract (what does service contract mean?)
   • severable contract (what does severable contract mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   • partnership (what does partnership mean?)
   • articles of agreement (what does articles of agreement mean?)
   • shipping articles (what does shipping articles mean?)
   • concession (what does concession mean?)
   • grant (what does grant mean?)
   • labor contract (what does labor contract mean?)
   • labor agreement (what does labor agreement mean?)
   • collective agreement (what does collective agreement mean?)
   • employment contract (what does employment contract mean?)
   • employment agreement (what does employment agreement mean?)
   • distribution agreement (what does distribution agreement mean?)
   • licensing agreement (what does licensing agreement mean?)
   • merger agreement (what does merger agreement mean?)
   • acquisition agreement (what does acquisition agreement mean?)
   • sale in gross (what does sale in gross mean?)
   • contract of hazard (what does contract of hazard mean?)
   • indenture (what does indenture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • sign on (what does sign on mean?)
   • sign up (what does sign up mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • undertake (what does undertake mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
   Synonym(s)
   • declaration (what does declaration mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bid (what does bid mean?)
   • bidding (what does bidding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • declare (what does declare mean?)

CONTRACT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
   Synonym(s)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He got AIDS
   • She came down with pneumonia
   • She took a chill
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sicken (what does sicken mean?)
   • come down (what does come down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catching (what does catching mean?)
   • contracting (what does contracting mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become smaller or draw together
   Synonym(s)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The fabric shrank
   • The balloon shrank
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • expand (what does expand mean?)
   • spread out (what does spread out mean?)
   • stretch (what does stretch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flex (what does flex mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • shrinking (what does shrinking mean?)
   • shrinkage (what does shrinkage mean?)
3. Meaning
   • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   Synonym(s)
   • abbreviate (what does abbreviate mean?)
   • abridge (what does abridge mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • foreshorten (what does foreshorten mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The manuscript must be shortened
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • minify (what does minify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • elaborate (what does elaborate mean?)
   • lucubrate (what does lucubrate mean?)
   • expatiate (what does expatiate mean?)
   • exposit (what does exposit mean?)
   • enlarge (what does enlarge mean?)
   • flesh out (what does flesh out mean?)
   • expand (what does expand mean?)
   • expound (what does expound mean?)
   • dilate (what does dilate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bowdlerize (what does bowdlerize mean?)
   • bowdlerise (what does bowdlerise mean?)
   • expurgate (what does expurgate mean?)
   • castrate (what does castrate mean?)
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   • digest (what does digest mean?)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • shortener (what does shortener mean?)
   • abridger (what does abridger mean?)
   • abbreviator (what does abbreviator mean?)
   • condensation (what does condensation mean?)
   • abridgement (what does abridgement mean?)
   • abridgment (what does abridgment mean?)
   • capsule (what does capsule mean?)
   • abridger (what does abridger mean?)
   • abbreviator (what does abbreviator mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make or become more narrow or restricted
   Synonym(s)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The selection was narrowed
   • The road narrowed
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • widen (what does widen mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bottleneck (what does bottleneck mean?)
   • taper off (what does taper off mean?)
   See Also
   • pin down (what does pin down mean?)
   • narrow down (what does narrow down mean?)
   • specialize (what does specialize mean?)
   • specialise (what does specialise mean?)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   • narrow down (what does narrow down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   • narrowing (what does narrowing mean?)
5. Meaning
   • compress or concentrate
   Synonym(s)
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   • condense (what does condense mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • concentration (what does concentration mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • condensation (what does condensation mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
6. Meaning
   • enter into a contractual arrangement
   Synonym(s)
   • undertake (what does undertake mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • promise (what does promise mean?)
   • assure (what does assure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stipulate (what does stipulate mean?)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • stipulate (what does stipulate mean?)
   • qualify (what does qualify mean?)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   • rent (what does rent mean?)
   • lease (what does lease mean?)
   • rent (what does rent mean?)
   • hire (what does hire mean?)
   • charter (what does charter mean?)
   • lease (what does lease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • contractor (what does contractor mean?)
7. Meaning
   • make smaller
   Usage Example(s)
   • The heat contracted the woollen garment
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • purse (what does purse mean?)
   • wrinkle (what does wrinkle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
8. Meaning
   • squeeze or press together
   Synonym(s)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she compressed her lips
   • the spasm contracted the muscle
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tighten (what does tighten mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • strangle (what does strangle mean?)
   • prim (what does prim mean?)
   • astringe (what does astringe mean?)
   • strangulate (what does strangulate mean?)
   • convulse (what does convulse mean?)
   • convulse (what does convulse mean?)
   • bear down (what does bear down mean?)
   • overbear (what does overbear mean?)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • gag (what does gag mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • scrag (what does scrag mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • pressure (what does pressure mean?)
   • pressing (what does pressing mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • pressure (what does pressure mean?)
   • pressing (what does pressing mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • muscular contraction (what does muscular contraction mean?)
   • muscle contraction (what does muscle contraction mean?)
   • contracture (what does contracture mean?)
   • contractile organ (what does contractile organ mean?)
   • contractor (what does contractor mean?)
   • constriction (what does constriction mean?)
   • constrictor (what does constrictor mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • condensation (what does condensation mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • compressing (what does compressing mean?)
   • compressor (what does compressor mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • compressing (what does compressing mean?)
9. Meaning
   • engage by written agreement
   Synonym(s)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • sign on (what does sign on mean?)
   • sign up (what does sign up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They signed two new pitchers for the next season
   Hypernyms(s) contract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hire (what does hire mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contract out (what does contract out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • signer (what does signer mean?)
   • signatory (what does signatory mean?)