contract

nouns

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
contract
is derived from
contractual
is a type of (narrower)
a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
written agreement
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
contract, declaration
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
contract, contract bridge

verbs

enter into a contractual arrangement
contract, undertake
is derived from
contractor
engage by written agreement
"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
contract, sign, sign on, sign up
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
is derived from
contraction
is derived from
contracture
is derived from
contractor
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
contract, get, take
is derived from
contracting
become smaller or draw together
"The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
contract, shrink
is derived from
contraction
antonym
expand
make smaller
"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
contract
is derived from
contraction
is a type of (narrower)
reduce in size; reduce physically
"Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
reduce, shrink
compress or concentrate
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
concentrate, condense, contract
is derived from
contraction
make or become more narrow or restricted
"The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
contract, narrow
is derived from
contraction
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
is derived from
contraction
antonym
expand