contract

/kənˈtrækt/ verb

Definition

REDUCE [I, T] › to become smaller or shorter, or to make something do this: The wood contracts in dry weather.

DISEASE [T] formal › to get a serious disease: She contracted malaria while living abroad.

AGREEMENT [I, T] › to make a legal agreement with someone to do work or to have work done for you: [+ to do sth] He's been contracted to perform in five shows.

(Definition of contract verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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