contracts (verb)

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• contract — ♦♦ contracts, contracting, contracted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ntrækt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəntræ̱kt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which… …   English dictionary

• go against — verb 1. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns (Freq. 2) This sentence violates the rules of syntax • Syn: ↑violate, ↑break • Ant: ↑conform to (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• contract in — verb consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use • Ant: ↑contract out • Hypernyms: ↑accept, ↑consent, ↑go for • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * ˈkänˌtrakt …   Useful english dictionary

• dilate — verb (dilated; dilating) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dilater, from Latin dilatare, literally, to spread wide, from dis + latus wide more at latitude Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• write — verb (wrote; written; also writ or dialect wrote; writing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrītan to scratch, draw, inscribe; akin to Old High German rīzan to tear and perhaps to Greek rhinē file, rasp Date: before 12th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• proceed — verb ADVERB ▪ apace, quickly, rapidly ▪ Work is now proceeding apace. ▪ slowly ▪ carefully, cautiously …   Collocations dictionary

• infract — verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises offend all laws of humanity violate the basic laws or human civilization break a law break a promise • Syn: ↑transgress, ↑offend, ↑violate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• wheel and deal — verb To work as an intermediary, making a profit from by buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties …   Wiktionary

• insure — verb /ɪnˈʃʊə,ɪnˈʃʊɚ/ a) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event. Im not insured against burglary. b) To… …   Wiktionary

• exchange — verb give something and receive something else, especially of the same kind, in return. noun 1》 an act or the action of exchanging. 2》 a short conversation or argument. 3》 the changing of money to its equivalent in the currency of another country …   English new terms dictionary

• scramble — verb 1》 move or make one s way quickly and awkwardly, typically by using one s hands as well as one s feet.     ↘informal act in a hurried, disorderly, or undignified manner: firms scrambled to win public sector contracts. 2》 (with reference to… …   English new terms dictionary