| 释义 |
Noun: contract kóntrakt- 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
- declaration - A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
- contract bridge
Verb: contract kun'trakt- Enter into a contractual arrangement
- undertake - Engage by written agreement
- sign, sign on, sign up - Squeeze or press together
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
- compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press - Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- take, get - Become smaller or draw together
- shrink - Make smaller
"The heat contracted the woollen garment" - Compress or concentrate
- condense, concentrate - Make or become more narrow or restricted
- narrow, neck - Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce
Derived forms: contracted, contracting, contracts See also: contracting, contraction, contractor, contractual, contracture Type of: alter, assure, bid, bidding, bridge, change, come down, decrease, diminish, employ, engage, fall, hire, lessen, minify, modify, promise, reduce, shrink, sicken, tighten, written agreement Antonym: expand Part of: bridge Encyclopedia: Contract |