Collins English-English Dictionary

narrow ['nærəυ]

1. 1. adj small in breadth, esp in comparison to length

2. 2. adj limited in range or extent

3. 3. adj limited in outlook; lacking breadth of vision

4. 4. adj limited in means or resources; meagre

   narrow resources

5. 5. adj barely adequate or successful (esp in the phrase a narrow escape)

6. 6. adj painstakingly thorough; minute

   a narrow scrutiny

7. 7. adj [Finance] denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money, and banks' balances - Compare broad

   narrow money

8. 8. adj [Dialect] overcareful with money; parsimonious

9. 9. adj another word for tense

10. 10. adj [phonetics] relating to or denoting a transcription used to represent phonetic rather than phonemic distinctions

11. 11. adj another word for close

12. 12. adj (of agricultural feeds) especially rich in protein

13. 13. vb to make or become narrow; limit; restrict

14. 14. n a narrow place, esp a pass or strait

15. 15. n See also narrows

16. 16. n [Etymology] Old English nearu; related to Old Saxon naru