Dictionary entry details
• CONTRACT (noun)
Meaning:
A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("contract" is a kind of...):
written agreement (a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)
Meronyms (parts of "contract"):
fine print; small print (the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type)
boilerplate (standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories)
reserve clause (a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration)
arbitration clause (a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract)
Domain member category:
terminated ((of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end)
broken; unkept ((especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded)
subscribed ((of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end)
kept; unbroken ((especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded)
renegociate; renegotiate (revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor)
contract; declaration ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
handclasp; handshake; handshaking; shake (grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract))
loophole (an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation)
article; clause (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contract"):
service contract (a contract for maintenance services)
severable contract (a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument)
subcontract (a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)
partnership (a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses)
articles of agreement; shipping articles (a contract between crew and captain of a ship)
concession; grant (a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business)
collective agreement; labor agreement; labor contract (contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions)
employment agreement; employment contract (contract between employer and employee)
distribution agreement (a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise)
licensing agreement (contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark)
acquisition agreement; merger agreement (contract governing the merger of two or more companies)
contract of hazard; sale in gross (a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage)
indenture (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term)
contract under seal; sealed instrument; special contract (a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached)
requirements contract (a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party)
adhesion contract; contract of adhesion (a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power)
aleatory contract (a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable))
bilateral contract (a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee))
charter (a contract to hire or lease transportation)
conditional contract (a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations)
cost-plus contract (a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit)
gambling contract (a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions)
lease (a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment)
quasi contract (a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent)
purchase agreement; purchase contract (a contract stating the terms of a purchase)
insurance; insurance policy; policy (written contract or certificate of insurance)
output contract (a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it)
marriage contract; marriage settlement (a prenuptial agreement or contract)
Meaning:
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
contract; declaration
Hypernyms ("contract" is a kind of...):
bid; bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
Domain category:
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
Holonyms ("contract" is a part of...):
bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)
Meaning:
A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
contract bridge; contract
Hypernyms ("contract" is a kind of...):
bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contract"):
no-trump (a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand)
• CONTRACT (verb)
Meaning:
Enter into a contractual arrangement
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
contract; undertake
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
assure; promise (make a promise or commitment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
charter; hire; lease; rent (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)
lease; rent (let for money)
condition; qualify; specify; stipulate (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement)
sign (be engaged by a written agreement)
stipulate (make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They contract to move
Meaning:
Engage by written agreement
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
sign on; sign up; contract; sign
Context example:
They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
contract out (assign a job to someone outside one's own business)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Squeeze or press together
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
constrict; compress; contract; compact; press; squeeze
Context examples:
she compressed her lips / the spasm contracted the muscle
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
tighten (become tight or tighter)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
choke; scrag (wring the neck of)
choke; fret; gag (be too tight; rub or press)
bear down; overbear (contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery)
convulse (cause to contract)
convulse (contract involuntarily, as in a spasm)
strangulate (constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air)
astringe (constrict or bind or draw together)
prim (contract one's lips)
choke; strangle (constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Become smaller or draw together
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
shrink; contract
Context examples:
The fabric shrank / The balloon shrank
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
flex (contract)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
expand (extend in one or more directions)
Meaning:
Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
contract; get; take
Context examples:
He got AIDS / She came down with pneumonia / She took a chill
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
come down; sicken (get sick)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
catch (contract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make smaller
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The heat contracted the woollen garment
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
reduce; shrink (reduce in size; reduce physically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
purse; wrinkle (gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Compress or concentrate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
concentrate; condense; contract
Context example:
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make or become more narrow or restricted
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
narrow; contract
Context examples:
The selection was narrowed / The road narrowed
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
bottleneck (become narrow, like a bottleneck)
taper off (become smaller or less active)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
abridge; foreshorten; abbreviate; shorten; contract; reduce; cut
Context example:
The manuscript must be shortened
Hypernyms (to "contract" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "contract"):
concentrate; condense; digest (make more concise)
bowdlerise; bowdlerize; castrate; expurgate; shorten (edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
expand (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing)
