ALL meanings of over-contract
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O o - verb without object over-contract to become drawn together or reduced in compass; become smaller; shrink: The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light. 1
- verb without object over-contract to enter into an agreement: to contract for snow removal. 1
- idioms over-contract put out a contract on, Slang. to hire or attempt to hire an assassin to kill (someone): The mob put out a contract on the informer. 1
- noun over-contract an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. 1
- noun over-contract an agreement enforceable by law. 1
- noun over-contract the written form of such an agreement. 1
- noun over-contract the division of law dealing with contracts. 1
- noun over-contract Also called contract bridge. a variety of bridge in which the side that wins the bid can earn toward game only that number of tricks named in the contract, additional points being credited above the line. Compare auction bridge. 1
- noun over-contract a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made. the final bid itself. the number of tricks so specified, plus six. 1
- noun over-contract the formal agreement of marriage; betrothal. 1
- noun over-contract Slang. an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person. 1
- adjective over-contract under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier. 1
- verb with object over-contract to draw together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together: to contract a muscle. 1
- verb with object over-contract to wrinkle: to contract the brows. 1
- verb with object over-contract to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements: Contracting “do not” yields “don't.”. 1
- verb with object over-contract to get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious: to contract a disease. 1
- verb with object over-contract to incur, as a liability or obligation: to contract a debt. 1
- verb with object over-contract to settle or establish by agreement: to contract an alliance. 1
- verb with object over-contract to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork. 1
- verb with object over-contract to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work. 1
- verb with object over-contract to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.). 1
- verb with object over-contract to betroth. 1