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Meaning of contract
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contract
n 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is
enforceable by law
2: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract
setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn:
{contract}, {declaration}]
3: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points
toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn:
{contract}, {contract bridge}]
v 1: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: {contract},
{undertake}]
2: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers
for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {contract}, {sign on},
{sign up}]
3: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict},
{squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]
4: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got
AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
[syn: {contract}, {take}, {get}]
5: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The
balloon shrank" [syn: {shrink}, {contract}] [ant: {expand},
{spread out}, {stretch}]
6: make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year
plan into a six-month plan" [syn: {condense}, {concentrate},
{contract}]
8: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was
narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: {narrow}, {contract}]
[ant: {widen}]
9: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten},
{abbreviate}, {shorten}, {cut}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant:
{dilate}, {elaborate}, {enlarge}, {expand}, {expatiate},
{exposit}, {expound}, {flesh out}, {lucubrate}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
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