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ALL meanings of narrow

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  • adjective narrow of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path. 1
  • adjective narrow limited in extent or space; affording little room: narrow quarters. 1
  • adjective narrow limited in range or scope: a narrow sampling of public opinion. 1
  • adjective narrow lacking breadth of view or sympathy, as persons, the mind, or ideas: a narrow man, knowing only his professional specialty; a narrow mind. 1
  • adjective narrow with little margin to spare; barely adequate or successful; close: a narrow escape. 1
  • adjective narrow careful, thorough, or minute, as a scrutiny, search, or inquiry. 1
  • adjective narrow limited in amount; small; meager: narrow resources. 1
  • adjective narrow straitened; impoverished: narrow circumstances. 1
  • adjective narrow New England. stingy or parsimonious. 1
  • adjective narrow Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with the tongue laterally constricted, as the ee of beet, the oo of boot, etc.; tense. Compare lax (def 7). (of a phonetic transcription) utilizing a unique symbol for each phoneme and whatever supplementary diacritics are needed to indicate its subphonemic varieties. Compare broad (def 14). 1
  • adjective narrow (of livestock feeds) proportionately rich in protein. 1
  • verb without object narrow to decrease in width or breadth: This is where the road narrows. 1
  • verb with object narrow to make narrower. 1
  • verb with object narrow to limit or restrict (often followed by down): to narrow an area of search; to narrow down a contest to three competitors. 1
  • verb with object narrow to make narrow-minded: Living in that village has narrowed him. 1
  • noun narrow a narrow part, place, or thing. 1
  • noun narrow a narrow part of a valley, passage, or road. 1
  • noun narrow narrows, (used with a singular or plural verb) a narrow part of a strait, river, ocean current, etc. 1
  • noun narrow The Narrows, a narrow strait from upper to lower New York Bay, between Staten Island and Long Island. 2 miles (3.2 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. 1
  • adjective narrow not wide 1
  • transitive verb narrow make more narrow 1
  • adjective narrow of limited extent 1
  • adjective narrow limited in scope 1
  • adjective narrow limited in amount 1
  • adjective narrow limited in view 1
  • adjective narrow limited in resources 1
  • noun narrow narrow part of a river, strait 1
  • intransitive verb narrow decrease in width 1
  • noun narrow A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water. 1
  • adjective narrow (of agricultural feeds) especially rich in protein 0
  • verb narrow to make or become narrow; limit; restrict 0
  • noun narrow a narrow place, esp a pass or strait 0
  • adjective narrow small in width as compared to length; esp., less wide than is customary, standard, or expected; not wide 0
  • adjective narrow limited in meaning, size, amount, or extent 0
  • adjective narrow limited in outlook; without breadth of view or generosity; not liberal; prejudiced 0
  • adjective narrow close; careful; minute; thorough 0
  • adjective narrow with limited margin; with barely enough space, time, etc.; barely successful 0
  • adjective narrow limited in means; with hardly enough to live on 0
  • adjective narrow having a relatively high proportion of protein 0
  • adjective narrow stingy; parsimonious 0
  • adjective narrow tense 0
  • intransitive verb narrow to decrease in width; contract 0
  • verb transitive narrow to decrease or limit in width, extent, or scope; restrict 0
  • noun narrow a narrow part or place, esp. in a valley, mountain pass, road, etc. 0
  • noun narrow a narrow passage, as between two bodies of water; strait 0
  • adjective narrow Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. 0
  • verb narrow If something narrows, it becomes less wide. 0
  • verb narrow If your eyes narrow or if you narrow your eyes, you almost close them, for example because you are angry or because you are trying to concentrate on something. 0
  • adjective narrow If you describe someone's ideas, attitudes, or beliefs as narrow, you disapprove of them because they are restricted in some way, and often ignore the more important aspects of an argument or situation. 0
  • verb narrow If something narrows or if you narrow it, its extent or range becomes smaller. 0
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