substantiv
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bidsubstantiv
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by lawsubstantiv
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must makeverb
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness"He got AIDS"
"She came down with pneumonia"
"She took a chill"
"She came down with pneumonia"
"She took a chill"
verb
become smaller or draw together"The fabric shrank"
"The balloon shrank"
"The balloon shrank"
verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements"The manuscript must be shortened"
verb
make or become more narrow or restricted"The selection was narrowed"
"The road narrowed"
"The road narrowed"
verb
compress or concentrate"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
verb
enter into a contractual arrangementverb
make smaller"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
verb
squeeze or press together"she compressed her lips"
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
verb
engage by written agreement"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
Antonime:
(verb) stretch, expound, lucubrate, expand, widen, enlarge, elaborate, dilate, expatiate
Sinonime:
(substantiv) declaration
(verb) abbreviate, abridge, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, cut, foreshorten, get, narrow, press, reduce, shorten, shrink, sign, squeeze, take, undertake