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Definition of Narrow
1. Adjective. Not wide. "A narrow line across the page"
Also: Narrow-minded, Limited, Thin
Similar to: Constricting, Constrictive, Narrowing, Narrowed, Narrow-mouthed, Slender, Thin, Strait, Straplike, Narrowing, Tapered, Tapering
Derivative terms: Narrowness
Antonyms: Wide
2. Verb. Make or become more narrow or restricted. "The road narrowed"
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Bottleneck, Taper Off
Derivative terms: Contraction, Narrowing
Also: Narrow Down
Antonyms: Widen
3. Noun. A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water.
4. Adjective. Limited in size or scope. "The narrow sense of a word"
5. Verb. Define clearly. "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
Generic synonyms: Determine
Specialized synonyms: Concretize
Derivative terms: Specifier
6. Adjective. Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view. "Narrow opinions"
Similar to: Close-minded, Closed-minded, Dogmatic, Dogmatical, Illiberal, Intolerant, Opinionated, Opinionative, Self-opinionated, Petty, Small-minded
Derivative terms: Narrowness, Narrow-mindedness
Antonyms: Broad-minded
7. Verb. Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study. "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Vary
Specialized synonyms: Overspecialise, Overspecialize
Antonyms: Diversify, Diversify
8. Adjective. Very limited in degree. "A narrow escape"
9. Verb. Become tight or as if tight. "Her throat constricted"
Specialized synonyms: Astringe, Strangulate
Generic synonyms: Tighten
Derivative terms: Constriction, Constriction, Narrowing
10. Adjective. Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination. "An exact and minute report"
Definition of Narrow
1. a. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
2. 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.
3. v. t. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
4. v. i. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Definition of Narrow
1. Adjective. having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude. ¹
3. Adjective. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To get narrower. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Narrow
1. of little width [adj -ROWER, -ROWEST] : NARROWLY [adv] / to make narrow [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: narrow
Medical Definition of Narrow
1. 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. "Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas." (Shak) 2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. "The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world." (Bp. Wilkins) 3. 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. 4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances. 5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding." 6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. "A very narrow and stinted charity." (Smalridge) 7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. "But first with narrow search I must walk round This garden, and no corner leave unspied." (Milton) 8. 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 oo (food), etc, from i (ill) and oo (foot), etc. Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of obvious signification; as, narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted, narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed, narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled, narrow-sphered, etc. Narrow gauge. See Note under Gauge. Origin: OE. Narwe, naru, AS. Nearu; akin to OS. Naru, naro. 1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. 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. "Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings." (I. Watts) 3. To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. Origin: AS. Nearwian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)