Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Contract (-ing, -s)
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contract (-ing, -s), v. [L. con- + trahěre, draw together.] (webplay: party, proof, right).
- Close; shrink; become smaller; have its parts drawn together.
- Shrink; constrict; squeeze; limit; compress; narrow; reduce; make smaller; diminish in extent.
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