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narrow(1)(dictionary)
Narrow(medicine)
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narrow 2, verb(dictionary)
narrow 1, adjective(dictionary)
narrow gauge(dictionary)
Narrow money(finance)
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narrow 1, adjective (oh) and inched (iou)


narrow 1, adjective (oh)



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1 ?not wide?
2 narrow escape
3 narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc
4 ?ideas/attitudes?
5 narrow sense/definition
6 ?limited?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: nearu]
?NOT WIDE?
measuring only a small distance from one side to the Other, especially in relation to the length
-opposite wide wide
-see also broad broad
narrow street/road/path etc
::a long narrow road
::the narrow passage between the cottage and the house
::his narrow bed
::The stairs were very narrow.
::a long, narrow band of cloud
narrow escape
a situation in which you only just avoid danger, difficulties, or trouble
::A woman had a narrow escape yesterday when her car left the road.
::He was shaken by his narrow escape from death.
narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc
a win etc that is only just achieved or happens by only a small amount
-see also slim slim
::The president won a narrow victory in the election.
::He persuaded a narrow majority of the party to support the government.
::Scotland eventually won the match by the narrow margin of 5-4.
?IDEAS/ATTITUDES?
a narrow attitude or way of looking at a situation is too limited and does not consider enough possibilities
::You've got a very narrow view of life.
::Some teachers have a narrow vision of what Art is.
-see also narrow-minded
narrow sense/definition
a meaning of a word that is exact or limited
::I use the word 'neighbour' in its more precise or narrower sense.
?LIMITED?
limited in range or number of things
::The company offered only a narrow range of financial Services.
-- narrowness n [U]
-see also narrowly , narrows , the straight and narrow at straight 3 (2)

inched (iou)



inched adjective. E17.
[from INCH noun1, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
With a numeral etc. prefixed: that is (so many) inches in length, diameter, etc.