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CONTRACTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reduced in size or pulled together
Example:
the contracted pupils of her eyes
Classified under:
Similar:
contractile (capable of contracting or being contracted)
Antonym:
expanded (increased in extent or size or bulk or scope)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb contract
Context examples:
My iron shroud contracted round me; persuasion advanced with slow sure step.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The family circle became greatly contracted; and though the Miss Bertrams had latterly added little to its gaiety, they could not but be missed.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
A commercial organization contracted by a client to perform one or more research-related functions.
(Contract Research Organization, NCI Thesaurus)
They noted that as the cells contracted, the MTs “buckled” under the force in a pattern that coincided with contraction of the sarcomeres.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
But that he was for ever inconsolable, that he fled from society, or contracted an habitual gloom of temper, or died of a broken heart, must not be depended on—for he did neither.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
It is highly contagious and usually contracted through close contact with an infected individual or their feces, contaminated food or water.
(Hepatitis A Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
He seemed scarcely to hear her, and was walking up and down the room in earnest meditation, his brow contracted, his air gloomy.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
It is responsible for providing comprehensive health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives through IHS and tribally contracted hospitals, health centers, school health centers, and health stations.
(Indian Health Service, NCI Thesaurus)
"I'll pay you back, Gertrude, a hundred times over," he gulped out, his throat painfully contracted and in his eyes a swift hint of moisture.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
HBV can be contracted through contact with an infected person's blood or other bodily fluid, and the infection can either be acute or chronic, Science Daily reported.
(An Aspirin A Day Keep Liver Cancer Away, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
