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contract [n]
 
1)a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
    Synonyms :
    See Also: written_agreement  broken  kept  terminated  subscribed  article  arbitration_clause  reserve_clause  adhesion_contract  aleatory_contract  bilateral_contract  charter  conditional_contract  cost-plus_contract  gambling_contract  lease  marriage_contract  output_contract  insurance  purchase_agreement  quasi_contract  requirements_contract  contract_under_seal  service_contract  severable_contract  subcontract  partnership  articles_of_agreement  concession  collective_agreement  employment_agreement  distribution_agreement  licensing_agreement  acquisition_agreement  contract_of_hazard  loophole  handclasp  fine_print  indenture  boilerplate  renegociate 
 
2)(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
    Synonyms :declaration 
    See Also: bid  bridge  declare 
 
3)a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
    Synonyms :contract_bridge 
    See Also: bridge 
 
contract [v]
 
1)enter into a contractual arrangement
    Synonyms :undertake 
    See Also: assure  contractor  stipulate  sign  condition  lease  charter 
 
2)engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
    Synonyms :sign sign_on sign_up 
    See Also: employ  signatory  contract_out 
 
3)squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
    Synonyms :compact compress constrict press squeeze 
    See Also: tighten  press  contraction  contracture  contractile_organ  constriction  constrictor  compression  compressing  compressor  choke  prim  astringe  strangulate  convulse  convulse  bear_down  choke  choke 
 
4)become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
    Synonyms :shrink 
    See Also: decrease  contraction  expand  shrinkage  stretch  flex 
 
5)be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
    Synonyms :get take 
    See Also: catch  come_down  catching 
 
6)make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: reduce  contraction  purse 
 
7)compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
    Synonyms :concentrate condense 
    See Also: alter  contraction  concentration  compression  condense 
 
8)make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
    Synonyms :narrow 
    See Also: change  contraction  narrow  narrowing  widen  narrow_down  narrow  bottleneck  taper_off 
 
9)reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
    Synonyms :abbreviate abridge cut foreshorten reduce shorten 
    See Also: decrease  contraction  dilate  shortener  abbreviator  abridgement  bowdlerise  cut  concentrate 
 




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