Main entry: contract, contract bridge
Definition: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Main entry: contract
Definition: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Main entry: declaration, contract
Definition: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Main entry: take, contract, get
Definition: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Usage: He got AIDS; She came down with pneumonia; She took a chill
Definition: become smaller or draw together
Usage: The fabric shrank; The balloon shrank
Main entry: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Definition: make or become more narrow or restricted
Usage: The selection was narrowed; The road narrowed
Main entry: concentrate, condense, contract
Definition: compress or concentrate
Usage: Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Main entry: undertake, contract
Definition: enter into a contractual arrangement
Main entry: contract
Definition: make smaller
Usage: The heat contracted the woollen garment
Main entry: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Main entry: sign, sign on, sign up, contract
Definition: engage by written agreement
Usage: They signed two new pitchers for the next season