Dream Dictionary

Contract

To dream that you are signing a contract, foretells of a rise in prominence and status. A job promotion is expected.

To dream that you enter into a bad contract, signifies to think twice about committing to a relationship. Carefully examine what you are getting into.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  • 2: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: contract, declaration]
  • 3: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn: contract, contract bridge]
  • v. 1: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: contract, undertake]
  • 2: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" [syn: sign, contract, sign on, sign up]
  • 3: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]
  • 4: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: contract, take, get]
  • 5: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: shrink, contract] [ant: expand, spread out, stretch]
  • 6: make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
  • 7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" [syn: condense, concentrate, contract]
  • 8: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: narrow, contract] [ant: widen]
  • 9: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate]