narrownar‧row1 /ˈnæroʊ/ ●●● adjective 1 only measuring a small distance from side to side ANT wide: a long narrow street The stairs were very narrow.2narrow defeat/victory etc. a defeat, victory, etc. that is achieved with difficulty or happens by only a small amount: France finished in first place after a narrow victory over Brazil. Bush won the election by a narrow margin (=by a very small amount).3disapproving a narrow attitude or way of looking at a situation is too limited and does not consider enough possibilities: She has a very narrow view of life.4narrow escape an occasion when you just avoid something bad or dangerous that almost happens to you [Origin: Old English nearu]—narrowness noun [uncountable] → the straight and narrow at straight3