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contract
noun
1 an agreement, especially a legally binding one.
2 a document setting out the terms of such an agreement.
3 slang in criminal circles: an agreement to kill someone for money.
verb (contracted , contracting )
1 tr & intr to make or become smaller.
2 tr & intr said of muscles: to make or become shorter, especially in order to bend a joint, etc.
3 tr & intr said of the brows: to draw together into a frown.
4 to catch (a disease).
5 to enter into (an alliance or marriage).
6 to incur or accumulate (a debt).
7 tr & intr said of a word, phrase, etc: to reduce to a short form -Are not- is contracted to -aren't- .
8 tr & intr (often contract with someone) to enter a legal contract concerning them.
[14c: from Latin contractus agreement, from contrahere to draw together]
contractable adjective said of a disease, habit, etc: likely to be contracted.
contractible adjective said of a muscle, word, etc: capable of being contracted.
put a contract out on someone to arrange to have them killed by a third party for money.
contract in or out to arrange to participate, or not to participate, eg in a pension scheme.
contract something out said of a business company, etc: to arrange for part of a job to be done by another company.
noun
1 an agreement, especially a legally binding one.
2 a document setting out the terms of such an agreement.
3 slang in criminal circles: an agreement to kill someone for money.
verb (contracted , contracting )
1 tr & intr to make or become smaller.
2 tr & intr said of muscles: to make or become shorter, especially in order to bend a joint, etc.
3 tr & intr said of the brows: to draw together into a frown.
4 to catch (a disease).
5 to enter into (an alliance or marriage).
6 to incur or accumulate (a debt).
7 tr & intr said of a word, phrase, etc: to reduce to a short form -Are not- is contracted to -aren't- .
8 tr & intr (often contract with someone) to enter a legal contract concerning them.
[14c: from Latin contractus agreement, from contrahere to draw together]
contractable adjective said of a disease, habit, etc: likely to be contracted.
contractible adjective said of a muscle, word, etc: capable of being contracted.
put a contract out on someone to arrange to have them killed by a third party for money.
contract in or out to arrange to participate, or not to participate, eg in a pension scheme.
contract something out said of a business company, etc: to arrange for part of a job to be done by another company.
contract bridge
noun the usual form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count in one's score. Compare auction bridge.
noun the usual form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count in one's score. Compare auction bridge.
contraction
noun
1 the process of contracting or state of being contracted.
2 a decrease in length, size or volume.
3 a tightening of the muscles caused by a shortening in length of the muscle fibres.
4 (contractions) the regular painful spasms of the muscles of the uterus that occur during labour.
5 a shortened form of a word or phrase which includes at least the last letter of the word or phrase -Aren't- is a contraction of -are not- .
contractive adjective .
noun
1 the process of contracting or state of being contracted.
2 a decrease in length, size or volume.
3 a tightening of the muscles caused by a shortening in length of the muscle fibres.
4 (contractions) the regular painful spasms of the muscles of the uterus that occur during labour.
5 a shortened form of a word or phrase which includes at least the last letter of the word or phrase -Aren't- is a contraction of -are not- .
contractive adjective .
contractual
adjective relating to a contract or binding agreement.
contractually adverb .
adjective relating to a contract or binding agreement.
contractually adverb .
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