English > contract: 12 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law. |
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| Category of | article, clause | A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
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| broken, unkept | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded |
| contract, declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
| handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp | 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 / difficulty or obligation / obligation |
| renegociate, renegotiate | revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits / profits gained by the contractor |
| subscribed | (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end |
| terminated | (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end |
| unbroken, kept | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated / violated or disregarded |
| Parts | arbitration clause | A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract |
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| boilerplate | standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories |
| fine print, small print | The part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type |
| 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 |
| Narrower | adhesion contract, contract of adhesion | A contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts) |
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| 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) |
| articles of agreement, shipping articles | A contract between crew and captain of a ship |
| bilateral contract | A contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee) |
| charter | A contract to hire or lease transportation |
| concession, grant | A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business |
| 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 |
| distribution agreement | A contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise |
| employment contract, employment agreement | contract between employer and employee |
| gambling contract | A contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet |
| indenture | A contract binding one party / party into the service of another for a specified term |
| labor contract, labor agreement, collective agreement | contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions |
| lease | A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment |
| licensing agreement | contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent / patent or trademark |
| marriage contract, marriage settlement | A prenuptial agreement or contract |
| merger agreement, acquisition agreement | contract governing the merger of two or more companies |
| output contract | A contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it |
| partnership | A contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits / profits or losses |
| policy, insurance policy, insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance |
| purchase contract, purchase agreement | A contract stating the terms of a purchase |
| quasi contract | A contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent |
| requirements contract | A contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party |
| sale in gross, contract of hazard | A sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
| sealed instrument, contract under seal, special contract | A contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached |
| service contract | A contract for maintenance services |
| severable contract | A contract 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 |
| Broader | written agreement | A legal document summarizing the agreement between parties |
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| Spanish | contrato |
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| Catalan | contracte |
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| Adjectives | contractual | relating to or part of a binding legal agreement |
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| Verbs | contract | enter into a contractual arrangement |
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| contract | engage by written agreement |
English > contract: 12 senses > verb 3, contact| Meaning | squeeze or press together. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
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| Synonyms | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press |
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| Entailed by | strangle, strangulate, throttle | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |
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| wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing |
| Narrower | astringe | constrict or bind or draw together |
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| bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery |
| choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing |
| choke, gag, fret | Be too tight |
| choke, scrag | Wring the neck of |
| convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm |
| convulse | Cause to contract |
| prim | contract one's lips |
| strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air |
| Broader | tighten | Become tight / tight / tight / tight / tight or tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter |
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| Spanish | apretar, comprimir |
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| Catalan | atapeir, compactar, comprimir, estretir, prémer, premsar |
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| Nouns | contraction | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
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| contractor | a bodily organ that contracts |
| contracture | an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle |
English > contract: 12 senses > verb 9, change| Meaning | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce |
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| Narrower | bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
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| digest, condense, concentrate | make more concise |
| Broader | decrease, lessen, minify | make smaller |
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| Opposite | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | add details, as to an account or idea |
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| Similar to | edit, cut, edit out | cut and assemble the components of |
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| Spanish | abreviar, acortar, compendiar, condensar, contraer, encoger, reducir, resumir, simplificar |
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| Catalan | abreujar, contraure, contreure, encongir, escurçar |
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| Nouns | contraction | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
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