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Narrow

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Noun

1. narrow

a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

Verb

2. contract, narrow

make or become more narrow or restricted

Example Sentences:
'The selection was narrowed'
'The road narrowed'

3. nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify

define clearly

Example Sentences:
'I cannot narrow down the rules for this game'

4. narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize

become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

Example Sentences:
'She specializes in Near Eastern history'

5. constrict, constringe, narrow

become tight or as if tight

Example Sentences:
'Her throat constricted'

Adjective

6. narrow

not wide

Example Sentences:
'a narrow bridge'
'a narrow line across the page'

7. narrow

limited in size or scope

Example Sentences:
'the narrow sense of a word'

8. narrow, narrow-minded

lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

Example Sentences:
'a brilliant but narrow-minded judge'
'narrow opinions'

9. narrow

very limited in degree

Example Sentences:
'won by a narrow margin'
'a narrow escape'

10. minute, narrow

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

Example Sentences:
'a minute inspection of the grounds'
'a narrow scrutiny'
'an exact and minute report'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Narrow

see synonyms of narrow
adjective
1. 
small in breadth, esp in comparison to length
2. 
limited in range or extent
3. 
limited in outlook; lacking breadth of vision
4. 
limited in means or resources; meagre
narrow resources
5. 
barely adequate or successful (esp in the phrase a narrow escape)
6. 
painstakingly thorough; minute
a narrow scrutiny
7. finance
denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money, and banks' balances
narrow money
Compare broad (sense 14)
8. dialect
overcareful with money; parsimonious
9. phonetics
a.  another word for tense1 (sense 4)
b. 
relating to or denoting a transcription used to represent phonetic rather than phonemic distinctions
c.  another word for close1 (sense 21)
10. 
(of agricultural feeds) especially rich in protein
11.  narrow squeak
verb
12. 
to make or become narrow; limit; restrict
noun
13. 
a narrow place, esp a pass or strait

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Narrow

see synonyms of narrow
adjective
1. 
small in width as compared to length; esp., less wide than is customary, standard, or expected; not wide
2. 
limited in meaning, size, amount, or extent
a narrow majority
3. 
limited in outlook; without breadth of view or generosity; not liberal; prejudiced
a narrow mind
4. 
close; careful; minute; thorough
a narrow inspection
5. 
with limited margin; with barely enough space, time, etc.; barely successful
a narrow escape
6. 
limited in means; with hardly enough to live on
narrow circumstances
7.  US
having a relatively high proportion of protein
said of livestock feed
8.  Dialectal
stingy; parsimonious
9.  Phonetics
tense
said of certain vowels
verb intransitive
10. 
to decrease in width; contract
the river narrows
verb transitive
11. 
to decrease or limit in width, extent, or scope; restrict
to narrow an argument
noun
12. 
a narrow part or place, esp. in a valley, mountain pass, road, etc.
13.  [usually pl.]
a narrow passage, as between two bodies of water; strait

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Narrow

see synonyms of narrow
adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est
1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.
2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.
3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.
4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.
5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.
6. Linguistics Tense.
v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows
v.tr.
1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.
2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.
v.intr.
To become narrower; contract.
n.
1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.
2. narrows (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.
b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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