ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ kəmˈpɹɛs ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt kənˈdɛns kənˈstɹɪkt ˈkɒntɹækt kənˈtɹækt kʌt

ˌdɛkləˈɹeɪʃən ɹɪˈdjuːs ɹɪˈduːs ˈʃɔːtən ˈʃɔɹtən ˈʃɹɪŋk skwiːz teɪk ʌndəˈteɪk be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness He got AIDS She came down with pneumonia She took a chill become smaller or draw together The fabric shrank The balloon shrank reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened make or become more narrow or restricted The selection was narrowed The road narrowed compress or concentrate Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid enter into a contractual arrangement cause to be smaller The heat contracted the woollen garment squeeze or press together she compressed her lips the spasm contracted the muscle engage by written agreement They signed two new pitchers for the next season 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