To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
To enter into a contract with.
To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
To betroth; to affiance.
To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
To gain or acquire (an illness).
To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
The document containing such an agreement.
A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
To fit into a tight place.
To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
An instance of squeezing.
A close or tight fit.
The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
A difficult position.
A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
A traversal of a narrow passage.
A romantic partner.
A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
A hug or other affectionate grasp.