Both Uses of
contract
in
1984 by Orwell
- The dull pain in his belly never went away, but sometimes it grew better and sometimes worse, and his thoughts expanded or contracted accordingly.
p. 228..7 *contracted = shrank
- Winston's entrails contracted.
p. 231..9contracted = cramped (tightened as the muscles shortened)
Definition:
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(contract as in: the metal contracted) when something gets shorter or smaller