Contractnoun 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is
enforceable by law
2: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract
setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
[syn:
declaration]
3: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points
toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn:
contract
bridge]
verb 1: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn:
undertake]
2: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers
for the next season" [syn:
sign,
sign on,
sign up]
3: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
spasm contracted the muscle" [syn:
compress,
constrict,
squeeze,
compact,
press]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The
balloon shrank" [syn:
shrink] [ant:
expand,
stretch]
5: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He
got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a
chill" [syn:
take,
get]
6: make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year
plan into a six-month plan" [syn:
condense,
concentrate]
8: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was
narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn:
narrow] [ant:
widen]
9: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn:
abridge,
foreshorten,
abbreviate,
shorten,
cut,
reduce] [ant:
elaborate]
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