Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangle | No | No | Yes | No |
contract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strangle (noun) | contract (noun) |
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a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid | |
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law | |
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
strangle (verb) | contract (verb) |
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness |
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | make or become more narrow or restricted |
prevent the progress or free movement of | become smaller or draw together |
die from strangulation | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | compress or concentrate |
suppress in order to conceal or hide | enter into a contractual arrangement |
make smaller | |
squeeze or press together | |
engage by written agreement |