CONTRACT

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

  synonyms : contract bridge

• (noun) a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

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

  synonyms : declaration

• (verb) 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

• (verb) become smaller or draw together

  "The fabric shrank", "The balloon shrank"

  synonyms : shrink

• (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

  "The manuscript must be shortened"

  synonyms : abbreviate , abridge , cut , foreshorten , reduce , shorten

  The President's speech has to be abbreviated before it can be published. -added by geeta_inlas

• (verb) make or become more narrow or restricted

  "The selection was narrowed", "The road narrowed"

  synonyms : narrow

• (verb) compress or concentrate

  "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

  synonyms : concentrate , condense

• (verb) enter into a contractual arrangement

  synonyms : undertake

• (verb) make smaller

  "The heat contracted the woollen garment"

• (verb) squeeze or press together

  "she compressed her lips", "the spasm contracted the muscle"

  synonyms : compact , compress , constrict , press , squeeze

• (verb) engage by written agreement

  "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

  synonyms : sign , sign on , sign up

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