narrow

v. make narrow, limit, restrict; contract, lessen in width, taper

n. narrow place (valley, mountain pass, etc.); narrow passage

adj. tight, strait; reduced; narrow-minded; not wide

Narrow may refer to: In biology:Narrow-lined puffer, ray-finned fishNarrow-leafed Ash, species of ash native to central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest AsiaIn music:The Narrow, rock band from South Africa"The Narrow Way", section on the studio Vinyl Record of Pink Floyd's fourth album UmmagummaThis Narrow Road, the thirtieth album by JandekIn other fields:Narrow banking, proposed banking system that would eliminate bank runs and the need for a deposit insurancenarrow gauge, rail gaugeNarrow Neck, New ZealandNarrow Street, street running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area of east LondonThe Narrow Margin, 1952 film directed by Richard Fleischer and released by RKO Radio Pictures
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(v. t.)
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
  

(v. t.)
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
  

(v. t.)
To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
  

(v. i.)
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
  

(v. i.)
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
  

(v. i.)
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
  

(superl.)
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
  

(superl.)
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
  

(superl.)
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
  

(superl.)
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
  

(superl.)
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
  

(superl.)
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority.
  

(superl.)
Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc.
  

(superl.)
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
  

(n.)
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
  

Noun
1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
(hypernym) strait, sound
(hyponym) Verrazano Narrows
(derivation) contract
Verb
1. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
(synonym) contract
(antonym) widen
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) bottleneck
(see-also) pin down, narrow down
2. define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
(synonym) pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify
(hypernym) determine
(hyponym) concretize
3. become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
(synonym) specialize, specialise, narrow down
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
(hyponym) overspecialize, overspecialise
4. become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
(synonym) constrict, constringe
(hypernym) tighten
(hyponym) astringe
(derivation) narrowing
Adjective
1. not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
(antonym) wide, broad
(similar) constricting, constrictive, narrowing
(see-also) limited
(attribute) width, breadth
2. limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
(similar) limited
3. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
(synonym) narrow-minded
(similar) close-minded, closed-minded
4. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
(antonym) wide
(similar) bare(a), marginal
5. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
(synonym) minute
(similar) careful

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A narrow strip of water.
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