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How to sign: squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle";
Similiar / Same: constrict, compress, compact, press, squeeze
Categories: tighten
Within this category: astringe, bear down, choke, choke, choke, convulse, convulse, prim, strangulate
How to sign: become smaller or draw together
"The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank";
Similiar / Same: shrink
Categories: decrease, diminish, lessen
Within this category: flex
How to sign: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Categories: written agreement
Within this category: adhesion contract, aleatory contract, articles of agreement, bilateral contract, charter, concession, conditional contract, cost-plus contract, distribution agreement, employment contract, gambling contract, indenture, labor contract, lease, licensing agreement, marriage contract, merger agreement, output contract, partnership, policy, purchase contract, quasi contract, requirements contract, sale in gross, sealed instrument, service contract, severable contract, subcontract
How to sign: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill";
Within this category: catch
How to sign: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened";
Similiar / Same: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, reduce, cut
Categories: decrease, lessen, minify
Within this category: bowdlerize, digest
