Definition of contract

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Contract (n.) To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.

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Corrugant :: Corrugant (a.) Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.
Myophan :: Myophan (n.) A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it..
Infidelity :: Infidelity (n.) Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation of the marriage covenant by adultery.
I''d :: I'd () A contraction from I would or I had.
Contract :: Contract (n.) To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease..
Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes colic.
Labialization :: Labialization (n.) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
Vitiation :: Vitiation (n.) The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated; depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of the blood; the vitiation of a contract..
Is''t :: Is't () A contraction of is it.
Wa''n''t :: Wa'n't () A colloquial contraction of was not.
Vaginismus :: Vaginismus (n.) A painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often rendering copulation impossible..
Strangulation :: Strangulated (a.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Systyle :: Systolic (a.) Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting; esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic murmur..
Pressor :: Pressor (a.) Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor..
Incur :: Incur (v. t.) To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/ penalty, responsibility, etc..
Tester :: Tester (n.) An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston..
I'' Ll :: I' ll () Contraction for I will or I shall.
Default :: Default (v. i.) To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty..
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