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Narrow and Slim Definitions

Narrow

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

Slim

Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.

Narrow

Limited in area or scope; cramped.

Slim

Small in quantity or amount; meager
Slim chances of success.

Narrow

Lacking flexibility; rigid
Narrow opinions.

Slim

To become or make slim.
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Narrow

Barely sufficient; close
A narrow margin of victory.

Slim

To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.

Narrow

Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous
Narrow scrutiny.

Slim

Slender, thin.

Narrow

(Linguistics) Tense.

Slim

(of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young.
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Narrow

To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.

Slim

Designed to make the wearer appear slim.

Narrow

To limit or restrict
Narrowed the possibilities down to three.

Slim

(of an object) Long and narrow.

Narrow

To become narrower; contract.

Slim

(of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
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Narrow

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

Slim

(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.

Narrow

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

Slim

Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.

Narrow

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

Slim

Sly, crafty.

Narrow

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

Slim

A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
I only smoke slims.

Narrow

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

Slim

A potato farl.

Narrow

(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
A narrow interpretation

Slim

AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

Narrow

Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
A narrow mind
Narrow views

Slim

Cocaine.

Narrow

Having a small margin or degree.
A narrow escape
The Republicans won by a narrow majority.

Slim

(intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

Narrow

(dated) Limited as to means; straitened
Narrow circumstances

Slim

(transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.

Narrow

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Slim

Worthless; bad.

Narrow

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

Slim

Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.

Narrow

(phonetics) 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.

Slim

Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.

Narrow

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

Slim

Take off weight

Narrow

(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.

Slim

Being of delicate or slender build;
She was slender as a willow shoot is slender
A slim girl with straight blonde hair
Watched her slight figure cross the street

Narrow

(intransitive) To get narrower.
The road narrows.

Slim

Small in quantity;
Slender wages
A slim chance of winning
A small surplus

Narrow

(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.
She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.

Narrow

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

Narrow

To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
To narrow an int variable to a short variable

Narrow

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.

Narrow

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.

Narrow

Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; - with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow majority.

Narrow

Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.

Narrow

Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.

Narrow

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
A very narrow and stinted charity.

Narrow

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
But first with narrow search I must walk roundThis garden, and no corner leave unspied.

Narrow

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; as ē (ēve) and Ō (fŌd), etc., from ĭ (ĭll) and Ŏ (fŎt), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, 13.

Narrow

A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; - usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerousnarrow.

Narrow

To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.

Narrow

To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.

Narrow

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

Narrow

To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.

Narrow

Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.

Narrow

To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.

Narrow

A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

Narrow

Make or become more narrow or restricted;
The selection was narrowed
The road narrowed

Narrow

Define clearly;
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game

Narrow

Become more special;
We specialize in dried flowers

Narrow

Become tight or as if tight;
Her throat constricted

Narrow

Not wide;
A narrow bridge
A narrow line across the page

Narrow

Limited in size or scope;
The narrow sense of a word

Narrow

Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;
A brilliant but narrow-minded judge
Narrow opinions

Narrow

Very limited in degree;
Won by a narrow margin
A narrow escape

Narrow

Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
A minute inspection of the grounds
A narrow scrutiny
An exact and minute report

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