English dictionary
contract
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
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
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
verb
- become smaller or draw together
verb
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
verb
- make or become more narrow or restricted
verb
- compress or concentrate
verb
- enter into a contractual arrangement
verb
- cause to be smaller
verb
- squeeze or press together
verb
- engage by written agreement
Example sentences
He got AIDS
She came down with pneumonia
She took a chill
The fabric shrank
The balloon shrank
The manuscript must be shortened
The selection was narrowed
The road narrowed
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
The heat contracted the woollen garment
she compressed her lips
the spasm contracted the muscle
They signed two new pitchers for the next season