Contracted Definition & Meaning

contracted
adjective
  1. reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes"

"Contracted" in song lyrics

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  • "There's a disease you might not know you've contracted"
    The Cross Movement — On Right Now
  • "how is genital herpes contracted"
    AOL — AOL
  • "how typhoid is contracted"
    AOL — AOL

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