NARROW

narrow

1. [Adjective]: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

2. [Adjective]: very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

3. [Adjective]: not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

4. [Noun]: a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

5. limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"

6. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

7. [Verb]: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"

8. [Verb]: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"

9. [Verb]: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

10. [Verb]: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

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