Synonyms: contract, contract bridge
Definition: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Similar words: bridge
Definition: any of various card games based on whist for four players
Synonyms: contract
Definition: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Similar words: written agreement
Definition: a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
Synonyms: declaration, contract
Definition: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Definition: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Definition: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Usage: He got AIDS; She came down with pneumonia; She took a chill
Similar words: sicken, come down
Definition: get sick
Usage: She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
Definition: become smaller or draw together
Usage: The fabric shrank; The balloon shrank
Similar words: fall, lessen, diminish, decrease
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range
Usage: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: concentrate, condense, contract
Definition: compress or concentrate
Usage: Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Definition: enter into a contractual arrangement
Synonyms: contract
Definition: make smaller
Usage: The heat contracted the woollen garment
Definition: reduce in size; reduce physically
Usage: Hot water will shrink the sweater; Can you shrink this image?
Synonyms: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Synonyms: sign, sign on, sign up, contract
Definition: engage by written agreement
Usage: They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Similar words: hire, employ, engage
Definition: engage or hire for work
Usage: They hired two new secretaries in the department; How many people has she employed?