Words with a similar base: contract, contract_bridge

'contract'
[contract.n.01] as in: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law


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'contract'
[contract.n.02] as in: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make



'contract'
[contract.n.03] as in: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid



'contract'
[contract.v.01] as in: enter into a contractual arrangement



'contract'
[sign.v.04] as in: engage by written agreement


Examples:
They signed two new pitchers for the next season



'contract'
[compress.v.02] as in: squeeze or press together


Examples:
she compressed her lips
the spasm contracted the muscle


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'contract'
[contract.v.04] as in: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness


Examples:
He got AIDS
She came down with pneumonia
She took a chill


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'contract'
[shrink.v.04] as in: become smaller or draw together


Examples:
The fabric shrank
The balloon shrank



'contract'
[contract.v.06] as in: make smaller


Examples:
The heat contracted the woollen garment



'contract'
[condense.v.07] as in: compress or concentrate


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



'contract'
[narrow.v.01] as in: make or become more narrow or restricted


Examples:
The selection was narrowed
The road narrowed



'contract'
[abridge.v.01] as in: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements


Examples:
The manuscript must be shortened


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