contract

contract [-ing, -s] n

OFr < L.; see contract, v.

1. Compact; binding agreement; serious legal exchange to which all involved parties agree; document detailing the obligation that parties have to each other.
2. Promise; pledge; agreement; vow.
3. Promise; covenant.

contract [-ing, -s] v

L. con- + trahěre, draw together.

1. Close; shrink; become smaller; have its parts drawn together.
2. Shrink; constrict; squeeze; limit; compress; narrow; reduce; make smaller; diminish in extent.