contract
n 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons especially
one 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: 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}]
5: draw together; "The fabric shrank" [syn: {shrink}] [ant: {stretch}]
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}]