'Narrow' definitions:

Definition of 'narrow'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" [ant: broad, wide]
adjective
Limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
adjective
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: narrow-minded, narrow] [ant: broad-minded]
adjective
Very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" [ant: wide]
adjective
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" [syn: minute, narrow]
noun
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
verb
Make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: narrow, contract] [ant: widen]
verb
Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify]
verb
Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down] [ant: branch out, broaden, diversify]
verb
Become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: constrict, constringe, narrow]

Definition of 'Narrow'

From: GCIDE
  • Narrow \Nar"row\, v. i.
  • 1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. --Farrier's Dict. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Knitting) To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Narrow'

From: GCIDE
  • Narrow \Nar"row\, n.; pl. Narrows. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow. --Gladstone. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Narrow'

From: GCIDE
  • Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
  • 1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. [1913 Webster]

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