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narrow in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. become tight or as if tight
    "Her throat constricted"
    constrict  constringe  narrow 
  2. make or become more narrow or restricted
    "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
    narrow  contract 
  3. define clearly
    "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
    pin down  peg down  nail down  narrow down  narrow  specify 
  4. become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
    "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
    specialize  specialise  narrow  narrow down 
adjective
  1. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
    "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
    minute  narrow 
  2. not wide
    "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
    narrow 
  3. very limited in degree
    "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
    narrow 
  4. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
    "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
    narrow-minded  narrow 
  5. limited in size or scope
    "the narrow sense of a word"
    narrow 
noun
  1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
    narrow 
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