The noun contract has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (19) contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
2. (2) contract, declaration -- ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
3. contract, contract bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid)
Overview of verb contract
The verb contract has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)
2. (3) sign, contract, sign on, sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season")
3. (2) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle")
4. (2) shrink, contract -- (become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank")
5. (2) contract, take, get -- (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill")
6. contract -- (make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment")
7. condense, concentrate, contract -- (compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan")
8. narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")
9. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")