contraction
🇺🇸
/kənˈtrækʃn/
🇬🇧
/kənˈtrækʃn/
noun
R
the act of getting smaller
Metal contraction happens when it gets cold.
R
a tight feeling in muscles when giving birth
The contraction pain means the baby is coming soon.
R
a short word made from longer words
Don't is a contraction of do not.
translation
the act of getting smaller; a tight feeling in muscles when giving birth; a short word made from longer words
Word Forms
Plural
contractions