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Dictionary definition for: Contract
1. (n) a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
2. (v) enter into a contractual arrangement
3. (n) (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
4. (v) engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
5. (n) a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
6. (v) squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips" "the spasm contracted the muscle"
7. (v) become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank" "The balloon shrank"
8. (v) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS" "She came down with pneumonia" "She took a chill"
9. (v) make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
10. (v) compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
11. (v) make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed" "The road narrowed"
12. (v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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