Contract and Go down

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Usage example: before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio

Go down and contract are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Go down" instead a verb "Contract".

Go down

Go down verb - To take place.

Contract and go down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Go down".

Both terms in one sentence

  • A team bids a contract expecting to go down (the sacrifice) to lose less than they would defending the opponents' contract.
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