Contract (Verb)
Meaning 1
Engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Enter into a contractual arrangement.
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 6
Make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..