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