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1. Reduced in size as by squeezing together
   "his narrowed eyes"
    
2. Made narrow; limited in breadth
   "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"

1. Make or become more narrow or restricted
   "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed";
   - contract, neck
    
2. Define clearly
   "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game";
   - pin down, peg down [informal], nail down, narrow down, specify
    
3. Become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
   - specialize, specialise [Brit], narrow down
    
4. Become tight or as if tight
   "Her throat narrowed";
   - constrict, constringe

See also: constricted, narrow

Type of: alter, change, determine, tighten, vary

Antonym: broaden

Encyclopedia: Narrow