compact vs contract

Definitions

noun

1. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
2. a small and economical car
3. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

verb

1. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
2. make more compact by or as if by pressing
3. squeeze or press together
4. compress into a wad

adjective

1. briefly giving the gist of something
2. having a short and solid form or stature
3. closely and firmly united or packed together

Examples

His throat burned for oxygen and he felt his ribs compressing, compacting, and ready to break.

Paris doesn't feel that old, especially after all the time I spent in the compact, windy streets of the old City of Zurich.

Old deliberate contemplations, perceptions after long regard ingathered from abundant nature, theories leisurely compacted in sunshine or storm, to stand in the fields of memory, crowned with beauty by the indulgent years.

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Definitions

verb

1. become smaller or draw together
2. enter into a contractual arrangement
3. make smaller
4. squeeze or press together
5. compress or concentrate

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noun

1. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
2. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
3. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

Examples

Someone who really wanted to stop unsanctioned immigration would begin here, by busting the small contractors who employ these workers on a contingent basis.

This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ...

In July, the project came to a standstill for nine days when workers stopped to oppose the use of non-union contract labour on the site.

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