contract

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• October 7. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — noun — english

  a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

• February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — noun — english

  (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

• February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — noun — english

  a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  enter into a contractual arrangement

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  contract — verb — english

  reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"