Contract
nnoun.communicationa binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by lawDerivationally Related Form:contractualcontract
Hypernyms:written agreement
Inherited Hypernyms:contractwritten agreementagreementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:contractwritten agreementlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acquisition agreementadhesion contractaleatory contractarticles of agreementbilateral contractchartercollective agreementconcessionconditional contractcontract of adhesioncontract of hazardcontract under sealcost-plus contractdistribution agreementemployment agreementemployment contractgambling contractgrantindentureinsuranceinsurance policylabor agreementlabor contractleaselicensing agreementmarriage contractmarriage settlementmerger agreementoutput contractpartnershippolicypurchase agreementpurchase contractquasi contractrequirements contractsale in grosssealed instrumentservice contractseverable contractshipping articlesspecial contractsubcontract
Part Meronyms:arbitration clause boilerplate fine print small print reserve clause
Full Hyponyms:adhesion contractaleatory contractarticles of agreementbilateral contractcharterconcessionconditional contractcost-plus contractdistribution agreementemployment contractfloaterfranchisegambling contractindenturelabor contractleaselicensing agreementmarriage contractmerger agreementoutput contractpartnershippolicypurchase contractquasi contractrequirements contractsale in grosssealed instrumentservice contractseverable contractsubcontractyellow-dog contract
nnoun.communication(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must makeTopic:contract
Synset:declaration
Derivationally Related Form:declare
Part Holonyms:bridge
Hypernyms:bid bidding
Inherited Hypernyms:contractbidstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.acta variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bidSynset:contract bridge
Hypernyms:bridge
Inherited Hypernyms:contractbridgecard gamegameactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:no-trump
vverb.communicationenter into a contractual arrangementSynset:undertake
Derivationally Related Form:contractorcontract
Hypernyms:assure promise
Inherited Hypernyms:contractpromisedeclarestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:charterconditionhireleasequalifyrentsignspecifystipulate
Full Troponyms:autographcosigncountersignendorseexecuteinitialinkproviderentsignstipulateundersignvisa
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- to move (apply to: contract, undertake)
vverb.socialengage by written agreementSynset:sign sign on sign up
Examples:- They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Derivationally Related Form:contractsigner
Hypernyms:employ engage hire
Inherited Hypernyms:signhire
Direct Hyponyms:contract out
Full Troponyms:contract out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: sign)
vverb.contactsqueeze or press togetherSynset:compact compress constrict press squeeze
Examples:- she compressed her lips
- the spasm contracted the muscle
Derivationally Related Form:compressorcompressioncontractorpresspressingcompressiblecompressingconstrictorconstrictioncontracturecontraction
Hypernyms:tighten
Inherited Hypernyms:compresstightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:astringebear downchokeconvulsefretgagoverbearprimscragstranglestrangulate
Full Troponyms:astringebear downchokeconvulseprimstrangulate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodybe stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illnessSynset:get take
Examples:- He got AIDS
- She came down with pneumonia
- She took a chill
Derivationally Related Form:contracting
Hypernyms:come down sicken
Inherited Hypernyms:contractsickenworsenchange statechange
Direct Hyponyms:catch
Full Troponyms:catchcatch cold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome smaller or draw togetherSynset:shrink
Examples:- The fabric shrank
- The balloon shrank
Antonyms:expandstretch
Derivationally Related Form:shrinkagecontraction
Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen
Inherited Hypernyms:shrinkdecreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:flex
Full Troponyms:flex
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These fabrics --- easily (apply to: shrink)
vverb.contactmake smallerExamples:- The heat contracted the woollen garment
Derivationally Related Form:contraction
Hypernyms:reduce shrink
Inherited Hypernyms:contractshrinkdecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:pursewrinkle
Full Troponyms:purse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changecompress or concentrateSynset:concentrate condense
Examples:- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Derivationally Related Form:condensationconcentrationcontraction
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:condensechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake or become more narrow or restrictedSynset:narrow
Examples:- The selection was narrowed
- The road narrowed
Antonyms:widen
Derivationally Related Form:narrownarrowingcontraction
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:narrowchange
Direct Hyponyms:bottlenecktaper off
Full Troponyms:bottlenecktaper off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.changereduce in scope while retaining essential elementsSynset:abbreviate abridge cut foreshorten reduce shorten
Examples:- The manuscript must be shortened
Antonyms:expand
Derivationally Related Form:abridgementshortenerabridgercontractionabbreviator
Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify
Inherited Hypernyms:abridgedecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:bowdlerisebowdlerizecastrateconcentratecondensedigestexpurgateshorten
Full Troponyms:bowdlerizedigestencapsulatetelescope
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: abridge)