contract in WordNet English dictionary

1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   "The manuscript must be shortened"
   abridge  foreshorten  abbreviate  shorten  cut  contract  reduce 
   
2. squeeze or press together
   "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
   compress  constrict  squeeze  compact  contract  press 
   
3. compress or concentrate
   "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
   condense  concentrate  contract 
   
4. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
   "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
   contract  take  get 
   
5. make or become more narrow or restricted
   "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
   narrow  contract 
   
6. become smaller or draw together
   "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
   shrink  contract 
   
7. enter into a contractual arrangement
   contract  undertake 
   
8. make smaller
   "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
   contract 
   
9. engage by written agreement
   "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
   sign  contract  sign on  sign up 
   

1. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
   contract  contract bridge 
   
2. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
   contract 
   
3. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
   contract  declaration