contract

Sense 1 noun

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

Sense 2 verb

enter into a contractual arrangement

Sense 3 noun

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

Sense 4 verb

engage by written agreement

They signed two new pitchers for the next season

Sense 5 noun

a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

Sense 6 verb

squeeze or press together

she compressed her lips

Sense 7 verb

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

He got AIDS

Sense 8 verb

become smaller or draw together

The fabric shrank

Sense 9 verb

make smaller

The heat contracted the woollen garment

Sense 10 verb

compress or concentrate

Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan

Sense 11 verb

make or become more narrow or restricted

The selection was narrowed

Sense 12 verb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

The manuscript must be shortened