contracts

n a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law n (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make n a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid v enter into a contractual arrangement v engage by written agreement v squeeze or press together v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness v become smaller or draw together v make smaller v compress or concentrate v make or become more narrow or restricted v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements