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Expand ↔ Contract

Expand

To become bigger or spread out.

Metals expand when they are heated.

Contract

To become smaller or tighter.

Metals contract when they cool down.

Remember: In science, 'contract' (con-TRACT) means shrink. Don't confuse it with a CON-tract, the signed agreement.

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Metals ____ when they are heated.

Short lessonAntonymsOpposites come in kinds. Some have middle steps; some are simply one or the other.

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