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 contract


Noun
  • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
  • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

Verb
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    • The manuscript must be shortened
  • make or become more narrow or restricted
    • The selection was narrowed
    • The road narrowed
  • compress or concentrate
    • Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
  • make smaller
    • The heat contracted the woollen garment
  • become smaller or draw together
    • The fabric shrank
    • The balloon shrank
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
    • He got AIDS
    • She came down with pneumonia
    • She took a chill
  • squeeze or press together
    • she compressed her lips
    • the spasm contracted the muscle
  • engage by written agreement
    • They signed two new pitchers for the next season
  • enter into a contractual arrangement
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