<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.</li><li>An agreement enforceable by law.</li><li>The written form of an agreement enforceable by law.</li><li>The division of law dealing with contracts.</li><li>A variety of bridge in which the side that wins the bid can earn toward game only that number of tricks named in the contract, additional points being credited above the line.</li><li>(In auction or contract bridge) a commitment by the declarer and their partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made.</li><li>The final bid that specifies the number of tricks to which players must commit.</li><li>The number of tricks to which players are committed, plus six.</li><li>The formal agreement of marriage; betrothal.</li><li>Slang: an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Under an agreement enforceable by law; governed or arranged by special legal agreement.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) to draw together; make shorter, thinner, narrower, etc.</li><li>To shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements.</li><li>To get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious.</li><li>To incur, as a liability or obligation.</li><li>To settle or establish by agreement.</li><li>To assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract.</li><li>To enter into an agreement with.</li><li>To enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.).</li><li>To betroth.</li><li>To wrinkle; to contract the brows.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To become reduced in length, width, thickness, etc., by drawing together; become smaller.</li><li>To enter into an agreement.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb phrase:</strong></p><ul><li>To hire an outside contractor to produce or do.</li></ul>