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1 —2 uses as in:
the metal contracted
Definition
when something gets shorter or smaller
- Okay, so he'd forgotten you're is a contraction.p. 277.2
- With his voice and looks, who cared about contractions?p. 277.2
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- If war comes and we get the contract for military uniforms we'll be rich.p. 359.6
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