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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
traekt
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| definition 1: |
an agreement, usu. legally binding, entered into by two or more parties that specifies what each party will do or not do.
Lawyers for the two companies are negotiating a contract between them.The contract states that the work must be completed within two years.The star of the show wants to change the terms of her contract with the studio.- synonyms:
- agreement, compact
- similar words:
- alliance, arrangement, bargain, charter, concord, concordat, convention, covenant, deal, indenture, obligation, pact, settlement, treaty, understanding
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| definition 2: |
the document that represents such an agreement.
They signed the contract this morning.- synonyms:
- deed
- similar words:
- agreement, concord, document, lease, papers, treaty
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| related words: |
betrothal, bind, charter, commission, instrument, monopoly, vow |
adjective + (n.)contract
ante,
binding,
consulting,
enforceable,
exclusive,
existing,
extended,
fixed,
forward,
guaranteed,
implicit,
long-term,
lucrative,
minor-league,
pro,
short-term,
signed,
social,
tentative,
valid,
written
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verb + (n.)contract
approve,
award,
bid,
breach,
cancel,
draft,
enforce,
expand,
extend,
fulfil,
fulfill,
honor,
land,
negotiate,
ratify,
renew,
restructure,
secure,
sign,
terminate,
violate,
void,
win
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(n.)contract
+ verb
bind, expire, guarantee, modify, specify, stipulate, total, value
noun + (n.)contract
arbitration,
awarding,
bid,
bonus,
breach,
clause,
concession,
construction,
dollar,
employment,
endorsement,
free-agent,
grant,
labor,
lease,
maintenance,
marriage,
multiyear,
obligation,
procurement,
provision,
purchase,
reconstruction,
recording,
rookie,
signing,
term,
union,
worth
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
traekt
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| inflections: |
contracts, contracting, contracted |
| definition 1: |
to establish or enter into by formal agreement.
They contracted an agreement in which his company would pay them half the money now and half when the work was finished.- synonyms:
- negotiate
- similar words:
- covenant, enter into, enter upon, establish, institute, undertake
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| definition 2: |
to make smaller by drawing together; tighten or shrink.
The earthworm will contract its body if you touch it.As you bend your knees, contract your stomach muscles.- synonyms:
- constrict, shrink
- antonyms:
- dilate, expand
- similar words:
- compress, condense, diminish, flex, narrow, reduce, shorten, shrivel, squeeze, tighten
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| definition 3: |
to incur; acquire.
We have contracted an obligation, and we have to fulfill it.She contracted an infection while she was in the hospital.- synonyms:
- acquire, incur
- similar words:
- assume, catch, get, take
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| definition 4: |
to shorten (a word or words) by combining, or by omitting certain letters and replacing them, usu. with an apostrophe.
We often contract "would not" to "wouldn't".- synonyms:
- shorten
- similar words:
- abbreviate
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| related words: |
abridge, book, compact, decrease, draw, engage, farm, negotiate, tense, touch |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kn
traekt
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| definition 1: |
to make a formal agreement or contract.
She contracted for a large addition to her house.- similar words:
- agree on, arrange, covenant, negotiate, pledge, promise
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| definition 2: |
to become smaller; shrink.
Metal contracts when it cools and expands when heated.- synonyms:
- constrict, shrink, tighten
- antonyms:
- dilate, expand, swell
- similar words:
- condense, cramp, draw together, dwindle, flex, narrow, shorten
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| related words: |
agree, bargain, commission, decrease, diminish, dwarf, stipulate, wane |
(v.)contract
+ adverb
sexually
(v.)contract
+ noun
abdominal, cancer, disease, fever, firm, illness, infection, pneumonia, service, virus
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| derivations: |
contracted (adj.), contractible (adj.), contractibility (n.) |
The word contract
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
tract
Latin
root
that means draw, pull
Example words:
abstract, attract, attraction, attractive, contract, detract, detractor, distract, distraction, extract, intractable, protract, protractor, retract, subtract, subtraction, tract, tractable, traction, tractor
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