narrow something down

narrow | American Dictionary

narrow
adjective
us/ˈnær·oʊ/

narrowadjective (SMALL)

having a small distance from one side to the other:
Scenes from the movie were filmed in some of Rome’s ancient, narrow streets.
Narrow also means slight, esp. as a measure of difference:
He was defeated in the election by a narrow margin.
It was a narrow victory, with the golf tournament decided by a single stroke.
Narrow also means only just successful:
He had a narrow escape, getting out of the car just before it burst into flames.

narrowadjective (LIMITED)

limited in range:
The local newspaper tends to focus on narrow regional issues.
narrow
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈnær·oʊ/

narrowverb[I/T] (BECOME SMALLER)

to become or make something narrower or smaller:
[ I ]The road narrows from four lanes to two when you leave town.
[ T ]Senate leaders met again to try to narrow the budget deficit.

narrow | Business English

narrow
adjective
uk /ˈnærəʊ/us
extremely small:
a narrow margin/defeat/victory/leadThe election was won by a narrow margin of 85 votes.
including only a small number of things:
Specialization by developing countries in a narrow range of commodities had left them vulnerable to external shocks.
With little money available, the policymakers established narrow eligibility criteria and limited the number of grants.
 in a narrow range
FINANCE
if something trades in a narrow range, it does not go up and down very much in price:
Dealers in London described trading as light with prices continuing to trade in a narrow range.
narrow
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈnærəʊ/us
[ I ]
to become less in amount, or to make something become less in amount:
narrow to sth (from sth)The retailer's loss narrowed to $3 million from $10 million a year earlier.
a narrowing gap/difference/deficit

narrowing

noun[ S or U ]
Rising costs caused some narrowing of profit margins.

Examples of narrow

narrow
Here is the tale's paradox in its final and narrowest instantiation.
Identified dissepiments on the holotype are slightly narrower than the stipes seen in ventral view, but whether they are themselves autothecal transfers cannot be determined.
He begins by acknowledging the mechanical consequences: more rapid circulation narrows the distance between the intermediary relay points.
Although confidence limits were narrower, the lower confidence limits were very similar.
The beginning social research worker can make most certain the value of his contribution if he narrows his research to very specific problems.
Using the 11 mm figure, tests were conducted to see if the window for targeted control could be narrowed.
Neointimal proliferation was mild and did not lead to a significant lumen narrowing.
In the future, however, it would be useful to explore issues such as those raised here using a sample with a narrower age range.
Coercion, she argues, is the narrower notion; coercion always undermines voluntariness but coercion is not always present when agreement is involuntary.
As time went by, the search gradually narrowed.
At times the reports range over a number of question areas, and at other times they are concerned with narrower themes.
Although the lumen is not significantly narrowed, localized peaks of velocity, up to 2 m/sec were found close to the two indented regions.
The left ventricular outflow tract was moderately narrowed from hypertrophied septal tissue.
However, it is worth noting that his actual concerns are narrower than this.
At the very least, its diffusion narrows the distance between the practices of science and the practices of production.
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