Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Tense and contracting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tense" instead a verb "Contracting".
Tense
Tense verb - To draw tight.
Contracting and tense are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Contracting" with "Tense", this verbs are similar.
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