Narrow

Word NARROW
Character 6
Hyphenation nar row
Pronunciations /ˈnæɹəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Narrow"

What do we mean by narrow?

Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length. adjective

Limited in area or scope; cramped. adjective

Lacking flexibility; rigid. adjective

Barely sufficient; close. adjective

Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous. adjective

Tense. adjective

To reduce in width or extent; make narrower. intransitive verb

To limit or restrict. intransitive verb

To become narrower; contract. intransitive verb

A part of little width, as a pass through mountains. noun

A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water. noun

A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide. noun

Narrowly.

See nary.

To make narrow or contracted; reduce in breadth or scope: as, to narrow one's sphere of action.

Specifically In knitting, to reduce the number of stitches of: opposed to widen: as, to narrow a stocking at the toe.

To become narrow, literally or figuratively.

In the manège, to take less than the proper ground in stepping, or bear out insufficiently to the one hand or the other: said of a horse.

In knitting, to reduce the number of stitches, either by knitting two together or by slipping one and binding it over the next: as, when you reach this point you must narrow.

(chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.

When one of your close friends goes as far as calling your mother a two cent bulgarian cum guzziling whore. Also, if the attacker calling your mother such a name has damp hair or a finger nail previously cut you can reverse the verbal attack by saying, "Pleezygozzie"or "Shiggida-wiggada-the nose" either one of these will act as a complete reversal to the argument. A good finishing attack would be to say "you got served" or something similar. Also "You got sizzerved my nizzerved". Urban Dictionary

When ya like so stoned you can't see anything but a narrow vision line like a tiny tunnel. propz baked like Urban Dictionary

An individual who lacks experience, maturity and/or or is deemed wanting. Especially children. Urban Dictionary

A curse upon mankind. Only known victim of this curse so far is Hank Hill. Urban Dictionary

An open-minded heterosexual. Urban Dictionary

The path of moral integrity; following the rules. People who follow the straight and narrow typically abstain from activities such as hustlin, pimpin, and some gangsta shit. Urban Dictionary

When you just kinda look and act like a rapist Urban Dictionary

The noble act of opening the lock to a frigid girl's tight canal before filling it, closing it behind you, and moving upstream to the next with your veiny windlass. Urban Dictionary

1. To be unable to see all sides of the situation or idea. 2. To be naive and unable to accept true facts proven by greater men. Urban Dictionary

The best friggin a capella group in the universe! Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Narrow

The word "narrow" in example sentences

"David, you are _not_ big; you are narrow, narrow, _narrow_! ❋ Francis Lynde (1893)

But to keep the definition narrow was the original compromise ... without which an agreement wouldn't have been possible, Tripathi said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But they do not want to get trapped in what they call a narrow strategy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It sounds like he just sort of grabbed on and whooshed down the tunnel—what we call the narrow path—right along with you. ❋ L.J. SMITH (1997)

For it is ever the temptation of young life to think lightly of their father's wisdom, and to despise what they call the narrow religious beliefs, and the careful moral scruples of the old, and to fancy that they know all things so much better than those who have gone before. ❋ George Milligan (N/A)

Farhat has repeatedly tried to bypass what he calls a "narrow view" of the Internet by the Ministry of Telecommunications. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He critiqued the U.S. media for what he described as a narrow vision that does not include much international news. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Germany is demanding what it describes as a "narrow" revision of the Lisbon treaty to ensure new fiscal rules for the eurozone are placed on a legal basis. ❋ Nicholas Watt (2011)

In this case the translation of the English word narrow to German. ❋ Unknown (2010)

School of Management professor Douglas Rae, a former city chief administrative officer, criticizes the Board of Aldermen for pursuing what he calls narrow-minded measures rather than policies beneficial to the entire city. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is the intrepid way in which a strong parliament and a strong nation like to see public difficulties handled, and they now welcomed the appearance of a new minister, who rejected what he called narrow and flimsy expedients, of which so much had been seen in the last half dozen years; who was not afraid to make a stand against heedless men with hearts apparently set on drying up one source of revenue after another; who did not shrink from sconcing the powerful landed phalanx like other people; and who at the same time boldly used and manfully defended the most unpopular of all the public imposts. ❋ John Morley (1880)

Moreover, a niche operator or one within narrow geographic limits can defend the barricades of competitive advantage with comparative ease. ❋ Unknown (2009)

U.S. stocks were mixed in narrow ranges as the report reflected the complexity of interpreting a poor jobs number in light of promised action from the Federal Reserve to engage in additional quantitative easing. ❋ Michael Aneiro (2010)

Five years in narrow walls had unfitted me for the enormous declivity of the stairway, for the vastitude of the prison yard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Blue: The “fighting words” doctrine allows the government to restrict a certain narrow range of speech, basically face-to-face personal insults (see here for more). ❋ Unknown (2010)

While the rate of change (of certain narrow 'things') has increased somewhat, what makes modernity different is really the rate of dissemination of change. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe not to the extreme of the character but it does exist and bashing the movie because you cant stand real life prejudice is just plain narrow minded. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Try to avoid such trading method as it performs only in narrow market conditions (strong trends) which are take places only in 20% of the time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But even with regard to Iraq here, Odierno seems to me to be thinking too much in narrow operational terms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As soon as The Long Fall begins, with McGill calling in old markers and greasing NYPD palms to unearth some seemingly harmless information for a high-paying client, he learns that even in this cleaned-up city, his commitment to the straight and narrow is going to be constantly tested. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Chad: [Your mama] is one narrow biatch. Joey: (smells the freshly cut fingernails) You like the [pleezygozzie] [up in here], yo. Chad: wait fo yo man.. Joey: Yeah Yea in the hood, you got sizzzzzzzzzzzerved haha fo sho! ❋ Kkasak YC Krew (2004)

'woaah [look at this] guy [on the floor].. eeeez [well] narrowed' ❋ Qwertyuiopsick (2012)

When the [street lights] come on you better get your [narrow ass] [in the house]! ❋ DiddyBlock (2015)

[Hank's] narrow urethra made him take [a minute] longer to [take a piss], and his chances of impregnating someone is extremely low. ❋ Deathgrind > You (2007)

It's cool to wear [pins] on your bags that say "[Straight but not narrow]", unless you aren't straight, in which case it would be much more appropiate to sport a rainbow pin, unless you think rainbows are ugly, which they are, because all those colors don't [mesh] together very well. ❋ DddddddDdd (2006)

Mobb Deep: "[What's up fool]? What you been doing?" Todd: "You know, helping out at retirement homes, building houses for [Habitat for Humanity], coaching a peewee soccer team, stuff like that." Mobb Deep: "All right playa. Good to hear. How you raking in the paper doing all that volunteer work?" Todd: "Funny you should mention it. I actually dabble in pimpin hos on the side. I run a rather successful operation consisting of 4 or 5 bitches. We turned a substantial profit last quarter. Unfortunately I had to pop a cap in a few bitch niggas who didn't pay up." Mobb Deep: "Man that's some bullshit, you hypocrite. Either you're in the game or you stick the [straight and narrow]. There ain't no such thing as halfway crooks." "This ain't funny so don't you dare laugh Just another case about the wrong path [Straight and narrow] or your soul gets cast Good night!" -Slick Rick, "Children's Story" ❋ Nicholas D (2009)

[That dude] is a Narrow Q ❋ King Tmec (2016)

I've just returned from a [narrow boating] holiday in [Ibiza]. God my cock is sore from [shagging] ten virgins in one night! ❋ Jimbojacks (2009)

Dan: Hey Nick, Canada's money is worth more than American. Nick: Nahhh, Nahh... you're wrong, Canada is [monopoly money]. Dan: [Aite] nick you have narrow mindedness, I get a [Tally]. ❋ DK (2007)

[Your in] [Shoulder Narrows]? You are so totally [rugged]! I wish you were my boyfriend! ❋ Liam's Main Skweez (2005)

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