n. 1 agreement, understanding, deal, bargain, arrangement, pact, commitment, obligation, compact We have just signed a contract to supply office equipment to a new electronics company
v. 2 engage, agree, promise, covenant, undertake Our company contracted to maintain the roads in this area 3 catch, acquire, get, come down with, develop, become infected with, Brit go down with Eunice contracted diphtheria 4 diminish, shrink, draw together, roll (oneself), narrow, squeeze, constrict, compress, condense, decrease, reduce When disturbed, the animal contracts itself into a ball 5 wrinkle, knit, crease, corrugate, pucker His brow contracted into a frown