contracted
Pronunciation:
/kənˈtɹæktɪd/verb
Definitions
To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
Example: The snail's body contracted into its shell.
(grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
Example: The word "cannot" is often contracted into "can't".
To enter into a contract with.
To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
adjective
Definitions
Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
Made smaller by contraction.
Incurred; acquired.