Music Definition–noun | 1.<
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Contract Definition–noun | 1. | an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. | | 2. | an agreement enforceable by law. | | 3. | the written form of such an agreement. | | 4. | the division of law dealing with contracts. | | 5. | 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. | | 6. | (in auction or contract bridge) | a. | a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made. | | c. | the number of tricks so specified, plus six. | | | 7. | the formal agreement of marriage; betrothal. | | 8. | Slang. an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person. | –adjective | 9. | under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier. | –verb (used with object) | 10. | to draw together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together: to contract a muscle. | | 11. | to wrinkle: to contract the brows. | <
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stablish by agreement: to contract an alliance. | | 16. | to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork. | | 17. | to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work. | | 18. | to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.). | –verb (used without object) | 20. | to become drawn together or reduced in compass; become smaller; shrink: The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light. | | 21. | to enter into an agreement: to contract for snow removal. | —Verb phrase | 22. | contract out, to hire an outside contractor to produce or do. | —Idiom | 23. | 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. | |
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