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.

“the narrows of New York harbor”

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

“a narrow hallway”

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

“a narrow interpretation”

Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted

“a narrow mind”

Having a small margin or degree.

“The Republicans won by a narrow majority.”

Limited as to means; straitened

“narrow circumstances”

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

“We need to narrow the search.”

To get narrower.

“The road narrows.”

(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

“He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.”

To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

“to narrow an int variable to a short variable”