English to English
adjective
- Contracted; as, a contract verb.
source: Webster 1913
- Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
source: WordNet 3.0
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
source: WordNet 3.0
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
source: WordNet 3.0
- The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- enter into a contractual arrangement
source: WordNet 3.0
- engage by written agreement
They signed two new pitchers for the next season.
source: WordNet 3.0
- squeeze or press together
She compressed her lips.
The spasm contracted the muscle.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
He got AIDS.
She came down with pneumonia.
She took a chill.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become smaller or draw together
The fabric shrank.
The balloon shrank.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make smaller
The heat contracted the woollen garment.
source: WordNet 3.0
- compress or concentrate
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make or become more narrow or restricted
The selection was narrowed.
The road narrowed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
The manuscript must be shortened.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.
source: Webster 1913
- To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [contráct] Káyarian; kásunduan; sálitaan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [contráct] Makipagkáyarî; makipagkásundô
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
