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								a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law 2.
								(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
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								a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
 
 'contract' - used as a verb
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								enter into a contractual arrangement
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								engage by written agreement
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								squeeze or press together
 the spasm contracted the muscle
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								become smaller or draw together
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								be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
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								make smaller
 The heat contracted the woollen garment
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								compress or concentrate
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								make or become more narrow or restricted
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								reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
 
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			| 1. Contract / Plural contracts
 2. Contract / Past
 contracted
 3. Contract / Third Person
 contracts
 4. Contract / Present Participle
 contracting
 
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