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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- contract :engage by written agreement
- They signed two new pitchers for the next season
- contract :squeeze or press together
- she compressed her lips|the spasm contracted the muscle
- contract :be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- He got AIDS|She came down with pneumonia|She took a chill
- contract :become smaller or draw together
- The fabric shrank|The balloon shrank
- contract :make smaller
- The heat contracted the woollen garment
- contract :compress or concentrate
- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
- contract :make or become more narrow or restricted
- The selection was narrowed|The road narrowed
- contract :reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- The manuscript must be shortened