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narrow
ˈnarəʊ Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • of small width in relation to length.
    E.g. he made his way down the narrow road
  • limited in extent, amount, or scope.
    E.g. they ate a narrow range of foods
  • denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin.
    E.g. the home team just hung on for a narrow victory
  • denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx.
verb
  • become or make less wide.
    E.g. the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge
  • become or make more limited in extent or scope.
    E.g. the gap between the sexes is narrowing
noun
  • a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.
    E.g. there was a car ferry across the narrows of Loch Long

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