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constrict, constringe, contract, specialize, specialise, narrow down, pin down, peg down, nail down, specify, narrow-minded, minute Definition: a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water;become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted";make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed";become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers";define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game";lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions";characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report";limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word";not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page";very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"; See Also: pin down, narrow down, specialize, specialise, limited, narrow-minded, thin Hyponyms: Verrazano Narrows, astringe, strangulate, bottleneck, taper off, overspecialize, overspecialise, concretize Attributes: width, breadth Derivational Morphology:
contract, narrowing, constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint, coarctation, contraction, specifier
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