Sekirov Dictionary

narrow

/ˈnæɹəʊ/

adjective10

  1. with sides that are close together, so there is not much room between them
  2. Having a small margin or degree.
  3. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted.
  4. (figurative) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
  5. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
  6. (old-fashioned) Limited as to means; straitened
  7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
  8. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
  9. 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.
  10. Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

verb5

  1. To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
  2. To get narrower.
  3. To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
  4. To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
  5. To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

noun[in the plural]1

  1. A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
forms

narrowed · narrowing · narroweth · narrows · narrower · narrowest

Phrases with narrow

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