Contract and Start

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

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Start and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Contract".

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Contract and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

good	good contract	good start
full	full contract	full start
nice	nice contract	nice start
better	better contract	better start
Other adjectives: original, free, initial, proper, actual, massive, big, huge, bad, new, final, next, last.

Start My Own Fed up with the Executive Meddling from her record label, Rayna decides to buy out her contract and start her own label.

Source: Series / Nashville
In fact, Harden was traded to the Rockets before the start of the 2012-13 season so he could get a max contract and start there, while the Thunder reinforced their bench.

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It gets so bad that he sends bailiffs to seize the master tapes of all her music and Rayna decides to buy out her contract and start her own record label.

Source: Series / Nashville

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