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