ALL meanings of contracted
con·tract·ed
C c - adjective contracted under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier. 1
- noun contracted an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. 1
- noun contracted an agreement enforceable by law. 1
- noun contracted the written form of such an agreement. 1
- noun contracted the division of law dealing with contracts. 1
- noun contracted Also called contract bridge. 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. Compare auction bridge. 1
- noun contracted a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made. the final bid itself. the number of tricks so specified, plus six. 1
- noun contracted the formal agreement of marriage; betrothal. 1
- noun contracted Slang. an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person. 1
- verb with object contracted to draw together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together: to contract a muscle. 1
- verb with object contracted to wrinkle: to contract the brows. 1
- verb with object contracted to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements: Contracting “do not” yields “don't.”. 1
- verb with object contracted to get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious: to contract a disease. 1
- verb with object contracted to incur, as a liability or obligation: to contract a debt. 1
- verb with object contracted to settle or establish by agreement: to contract an alliance. 1
- verb with object contracted to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork. 1
- verb with object contracted to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work. 1
- verb with object contracted to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.). 1
- verb with object contracted to betroth. 1
- verb without object contracted to become drawn together or reduced in compass; become smaller; shrink: The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light. 1
- verb without object contracted to enter into an agreement: to contract for snow removal. 1
- idioms contracted put out a contract on, Slang. to hire or attempt to hire an assassin to kill (someone): The mob put out a contract on the informer. 1
- noun contracted Decrease in size, number, or range. 1
- verb contracted simple past tense and past participle of contract. 0
- adjective contracted (not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement. 0
- adjective contracted Made smaller by contraction. 0
- adjective contracted Incurred; acquired. 0