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contract > 12 senses
NOUN	1	contract	A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
	2	contract, declaration	(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
VERB	1	contract, undertake	Enter into a contractual arrangement
	2	contract, sign, sign on, sign up	Engage by written agreement
	3	contract, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press	Squeeze or press together
	4	contract, shrink	Become smaller or draw together
	5	contract, take, get	Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
	6	contract	Make smaller
	7	contract, condense, concentrate	Compress or concentrate
	8	contract, narrow	Make or become more narrow or restricted
	9	contract, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

contract > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'ntrae.kt; kahntrae'kt
Rhymes	abstract, act, artifact, and 38 more rhymes in aekt...

contract > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law.
Parts	arbitration clause; reserve clause; fine print, small print; boilerplate
Category of	broken, unkept; unbroken, kept; terminated; subscribed; article, clause; loophole; handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp; contract, declaration; renegociate, renegotiate
Broader	written agreement
Narrower	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; distribution agreement; licensing agreement; merger agreement, acquisition agreement; sale in gross, contract of hazard; indenture
Adjectives	contractual
Verbs	contract; contract

contract > noun 2, communication
Meaning	(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make.
Synonyms	declaration
Part of	bridge
Category	contract
Broader	bid, bidding

contract > noun 3, act
Meaning	A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid.
Synonyms	contract bridge
Broader	bridge
Narrower	no-trump

contract > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Enter into a contractual arrangement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Model	They contract to move
Synonyms	undertake
Broader	promise, assure
Narrower	stipulate; sign; stipulate, qualify, condition, specify; rent, lease; rent, hire, charter, lease
Entailed by	subcontract
Nouns	contractor; contract

contract > verb 2, social
Meaning	Engage by written agreement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	sign, sign on, sign up
Broader	hire, engage, employ
Narrower	contract out
Nouns	contract

contract > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Squeeze or press together.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"the spasm contracted the muscle"
Synonyms	compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press
Broader	tighten
Narrower	choke, strangle; prim; astringe; strangulate; convulse; convulse; bear down, overbear; choke, gag, fret; choke, scrag
Entailed by	wring out, squeeze out; strangle, strangulate, throttle
Nouns	contraction; contractor; contracture

contract > verb 4, change
Meaning	Become smaller or draw together.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	shrink
Contrary	stretch; expand, spread out
Caused by	shrink, reduce
Broader	decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Narrower	flex
Nouns	contraction

contract > verb 5, body
Meaning	Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	take, get
Similar to	catch
Broader	sicken, come down
Narrower	catch
Nouns	contracting

contract > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Make smaller.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
Broader	shrink, reduce
Narrower	purse, wrinkle
Nouns	contraction

contract > verb 7, change
Meaning	Compress or concentrate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	condense, concentrate
Similar to	condense
Broader	change, alter, modify
Nouns	contraction

contract > verb 8, change
Meaning	Make or become more narrow or restricted.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	narrow
Contrary	widen
Broader	change
Narrower	bottleneck; taper off
Nouns	contraction

contract > verb 9, change
Meaning	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce
Contrary	elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Similar to	edit, cut, edit out
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify
Narrower	bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten; digest, condense, concentrate
Nouns	contraction

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