contract
     n 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is
          enforceable by law
     2: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract
        setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
        [syn: {declaration}]
     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}, {sign on}, {sign up}]
     3: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
        spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict},
         {squeeze}, {compact}, {press}]
     4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The
        balloon shrank" [syn: {shrink}] [ant: {expand}, {stretch}]
     5: 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}]
     6: make smaller; "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}] [ant: {elaborate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0