Synonyms for Contract (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make):
declaration
WordNet sense 2 (engage by written agreement):
sign, sign up, sign on
WordNet sense 3 (squeeze or press together):
compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze, compact, compress
WordNet sense 4 (enter into a contractual arrangement):
undertake
WordNet sense 5 (a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid):
contract bridge
WordNet sense 6 (compress or concentrate):
concentrate, condense
WordNet sense 7 (make or become more narrow or restricted):
narrow
WordNet sense 8 (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements):
abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
WordNet sense 9 (become smaller or draw together):
shrink
WordNet sense 10 (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness):
get, take
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