Jan 2, 2017 · contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or …

CONTRACTED definition: drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken. See examples of contracted used in a sentence.

CONTRACTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of contract 2. to make or become shorter or narrower or…. Learn more.

1. To enter into or make an agreement: contract for garbage collection. 2. To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn together: The pupils of the patient's eyes contracted.

Something contracted has shrunk or become smaller. Your pupils tend to be contracted in bright sunlight.

Simple past tense and past participle of contract. Her stomach contracted at his tone and the look on his face. Her stomach contracted and then twisted into a knot. Stopping by the employment office, she …

Nov 15, 2025 · Adjective contracted (comparative more contracted, superlative most contracted) (not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement. Made smaller by contraction. Incurred; …

to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork. to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work.

The word 'contracted' originated from the Latin word 'contractus', which means 'drawn together', from the verb 'contrahere'. In English, the word has evolved to have multiple meanings, including shrinking in …

Contracted generally refers to the reduction in size, volume, quantity, or scope of something. It can also denote the process of formally entering into an agreement or arrangement with another party, such …