| narrow | | |
| n. (object) | 1. narrow | a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water. |
| ~ verrazano narrows | a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn. |
| ~ strait, sound | a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water. |
| v. (change) | 2. contract, narrow | make or become more narrow or restricted.; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ bottleneck | become narrow, like a bottleneck.; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" |
| ~ taper off | become smaller or less active.; "Business tapered off" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | define clearly.; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
| ~ determine | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.; "the tree determines the border of the property" |
| ~ concretize | make something concrete. |
| v. (change) | 4. narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize | become more focus on an area of activity or field of study.; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" |
| ~ vary, alter, change | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" |
| ~ overspecialise, overspecialize | become overly specialized.; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" |
| v. (change) | 5. constrict, constringe, narrow | become tight or as if tight.; "Her throat constricted" |
| ~ astringe | become constricted or compressed.; "The cold substance astringes" |
| ~ strangulate | become constricted.; "The hernia will strangulate" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| adj. | 6. narrow | not wide.; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
| ~ narrow-minded, narrow | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
| ~ limited | small in range or scope.; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" |
| ~ thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" |
| ~ constricting, constrictive, narrowing | (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom. |
| ~ narrowed | reduced in size as by squeezing together.; "his narrowed eyes" |
| ~ narrow-mouthed | having a narrow mouth. |
| ~ slender, thin | very narrow.; "a thin line across the page" |
| ~ strait | narrow.; "strait is the gate" |
| ~ straplike | long and narrow like a strap.; "straplike leaves" |
| ~ narrowing, tapered, tapering | becoming gradually narrower.; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" |
| adj. | 7. narrow | limited in size or scope.; "the narrow sense of a word" |
| ~ limited | small in range or scope.; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" |
| adj. | 8. narrow, narrow-minded | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
| ~ close-minded, closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas. |
| ~ dogmatic, dogmatical | characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. |
| ~ illiberal, intolerant | narrow-minded about cherished opinions. |
| ~ opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated | obstinate in your opinions. |
| ~ small-minded, petty | contemptibly narrow in outlook.; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" |
| ~ narrow | not wide.; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
| adj. | 9. narrow | very limited in degree.; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" |
| ~ marginal, bare | just barely adequate or within a lower limit.; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" |
| adj. | 10. minute, narrow | characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| restrict | | |
| v. (change) | 1. curb, curtail, cut back, restrict | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ abridge | lessen, diminish, or curtail.; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression" |
| ~ immobilise, immobilize | cause to be unable to move.; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
| v. (social) | 2. restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ classify | declare unavailable, as for security reasons.; "Classify these documents" |
| ~ taboo | declare as sacred and forbidden. |
| ~ scant, skimp | limit in quality or quantity. |
| ~ localise, localize | restrict something to a particular area. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 3. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ tighten, reduce | narrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
| ~ tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ draw a line, draw the line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" |
| ~ mark off, mark out | set boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory" |
| ~ harness, rein, rule | keep in check.; "rule one's temper" |
| ~ baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound). |
| ~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten | restrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| ~ clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" |
| ~ inhibit | limit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 4. qualify, restrict | make more specific.; "qualify these remarks" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
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