What is the meaning of contract?

noun

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

verb

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