contract

n. உடன்படிக்கை, பொதுக்கட்டுப்பாட்டு வரையறையுடைய ஒப்பந்தம், குத்தகை, தொழில் ஒப்பந்தக் கட்டுபாடு, மொழியுறுதிக் கட்டுபாடு, மண உறுதி, மணம் செய்துகொள்ளுவதற்குரிய ஒப்பந்தம், ஒப்பந்தப் பத்திரம், பருவப் பயணச்சீட்டு, சீட்டாட்ட வகை, சீட்டாட்ட வகையில் இறுதிக் கேள்வி, செய்ய மேற்கொண்ட காரியம்.v. உடன்படிக்கை செய், தொழில் ஒப்பந்தம் செய், குத்தகைக் கட்டுப்பாடு மேற்கொள், மணவுறுதி செய், உடன்படிக்கைமூலம் நிறைவேற்று, உறுதிமொழி கூறு, முயன்று பெறு, நட்பு முதலியன மேற்கொள், பிணி-கடன் எய்தப்பெறு, பற்றி இழு, சுருக்கு, சுருங்கு, சொல் குறுக்கமுறு, சொற்பகுதி சிதைந்து சொல் குறுகு.

Synonyms

#verb abridge, abbreviate, narrow, lessen, reduce, compress, decrease,retrench, curtail, form, agree #verb abridge, abbreviate, narrow, lessen, reduce, compress, decrease,retrench, curtail, form, agree

Antonyms

Con*tract", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contracted; p.pr. & vb.n. Contracting.] Etym: [L. contractus, p.p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See Trace, and cf. Contract, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lesen; as, to contract one's shpere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. Dr. H. More. 2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. Shak. 3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high statiSwift. 4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. Strype. 5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. Shak. 6. (Gram.) Defn: To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one. Syn. -- To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume. Con*tract", v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. Years contracting to a moment. Wordsworth. 2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail. Con"tract, a. Defn: Contracted: as, a contract verb. Goodwin. Con*tract", a. Etym: [L. contractus, p.p.] Defn: Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] Shak. Con"tract, n. Etym: [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.] 1. (Law) Defn: The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights. Wharton. 2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation. 3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman. This is the the night of the contract. Longwellow. Syn. -- Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain; arrangement; obligation. See Covenant. Con*tract", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contracted; p.pr. & vb.n. Contracting.] Etym: [L. contractus, p.p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See Trace, and cf. Contract, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lesen; as, to contract one's shpere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. Dr. H. More. 2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. Shak. 3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high statiSwift. 4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. Strype. 5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. Shak. 6. (Gram.) Defn: To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one. Syn. -- To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume. Con*tract", v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. Years contracting to a moment. Wordsworth. 2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail. Con"tract, a. Defn: Contracted: as, a contract verb. Goodwin. Con*tract", a. Etym: [L. contractus, p.p.] Defn: Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] Shak. Con"tract, n. Etym: [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.] 1. (Law) Defn: The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights. Wharton. 2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation. 3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman. This is the the night of the contract. Longwellow. Syn. -- Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain; arrangement; obligation. See Covenant.

contract - Similar Words

tcontract contact counteract contradict contractor contracted contrate contrast confract contra