Meaning

• (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"

Meaning

• 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.