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Noun

S: (n) contract (contract%1:10:00::) (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
S: (n) contract (contract%1:10:01::), declaration (declaration%1:10:04::) ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
S: (n) contract (contract%1:04:01::), contract bridge (contract_bridge%1:04:00::) (a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid)

Verb

S: (v) contract (contract%2:32:00::), undertake (undertake%2:32:01::) (enter into a contractual arrangement)
S: (v) sign (sign%2:41:01::), contract (contract%2:41:00::), sign on (sign_on%2:41:00::), sign up (sign_up%2:41:00::) (engage by written agreement) "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
S: (v) compress (compress%2:35:00::), constrict (constrict%2:35:00::), squeeze (squeeze%2:35:01::), compact (compact%2:35:00::), contract (contract%2:35:04::), press (press%2:35:02::) (squeeze or press together) "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
S: (v) contract (contract%2:29:00::), take (take%2:29:08::), get (get%2:29:00::) (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 (shrink%2:30:00::), contract (contract%2:30:04::) (become smaller or draw together) "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
S: (v) contract (contract%2:35:00::) (make smaller) "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
S: (v) condense (condense%2:30:04::), concentrate (concentrate%2:30:12::), contract (contract%2:30:07::) (compress or concentrate) "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
S: (v) narrow (narrow%2:30:00::), contract (contract%2:30:00::) (make or become more narrow or restricted) "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
S: (v) abridge (abridge%2:30:00::), foreshorten (foreshorten%2:30:00::), abbreviate (abbreviate%2:30:01::), shorten (shorten%2:30:02::), cut (cut%2:30:08::), contract (contract%2:30:05::), reduce (reduce%2:30:08::) (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements) "The manuscript must be shortened"