1.a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
2.(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
3.a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
1.enter into a contractual arrangement
2.engage by written agreement;
They signed two new pitchers for the next season
3.squeeze or press together;
she compressed her lips
4.become smaller or draw together;
The fabric shrank
5.be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
He got AIDS
6.make smaller;
The heat contracted the woollen garment
7.compress or concentrate;
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
8.make or become more narrow or restricted;
The selection was narrowed
9.reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
The manuscript must be shortened
合同contract指 双方或多方当事人(自然人或法人)关于建立、变更 、消灭民事法律关系的协议。此类合同是产生债的一种最为普遍和重要的根据,故又称债权合同。《中华人民共和国经济合同法》所规定的经济合同,属于债权合同的范围。合同有时也泛指发生一定权利、义务的协议。又称契约。如买卖合同、师徒合同、劳动合同以及工厂与车间订立的承包合同等。