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1) the act of contracting or being contracted (contraction)

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Meaning:
bound

fastens with ropes etc (as a prisoner)

obligated; destined

bounds

the limits

obligated; destined

insular

having, showing, limited thought or experience

narrow-minded

linear

of or in lines; of length

confined, restricted

narrow

measuring a small amount across in comparison with length; small, limited

confined, restricted

responsible

(of a person) legally or morally having to carry out a duty, care (for a person, thing); involving the obligation to make decisions for others and bear the blame for their mistakes

accountable, in charge

shrunken

smaller (especially through wetting or age, illness etc)

withdrawn

stiff

not easily bent or changed in shape; hard to stir, work, move etc; formal, unfriendly; thoroughly; a dead body

hard, inflexible

sublet

to rent (a room, house etc of which one is a tenant) to another person

leased

synoptic

abridged

abridged

tight

fastened, fixed, fitting or held closely; stretched fully; (especially in compounds) made so that something cannot get out or in; packed so as to occupy the smallest possible space or to get in as much as possible

close, snug

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