ˈnærəu adj., n., & v. --adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of
small width in
proportion to
length;
lacking breadth. b confined or confining; constricted (within narrow bounds). 2 of
limited scope; restricted (in
the narrowest sense). 3
with little margin (a narrow escape). 4 searching;
precise;
exact (a narrow examination). 5 =
NARROW-MINDED. 6 (of a vowel) tense. 7 of small size. --n. 1 (usu. in pl.) the narrow
part of a
strait,
river,
sound, etc. 2 a narrow pass or
street. --v. 1 intr.
become narrow;
diminish;
contract;
lessen. 2 tr.
make narrow;
constrict;
restrict. ønarrow
boat Brit. a
canal boat,
esp.
one less than 7 ft. (2.1 metres)
wide. narrow circumstances
poverty. narrow
cloth cloth less than 52 inches wide. narrow
gauge a
railway track
that has a smaller gauge than the
standard one. narrow seas the
English Channel
and the
Irish Sea. narrow
squeak 1 a narrow
escape. 2 a
success barely attained. øønarrowish adj. narrowly adv. narrowness n. [OE nearu nearwf. Gmc]
