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narrow down
Overview of verb narrow-down
The verb narrow down has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify -- (define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game")
2. specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers")
Antonyms of verb narrow-down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb narrow-down
2 senses of narrow down
Sense 1
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
=> determine
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> be
Sense 2
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> change, alter, vary
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb narrow-down
2 senses of narrow down
Sense 1
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
=> concretize
Sense 2
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> overspecialize, overspecialise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb narrow-down
2 senses of narrow down
Sense 1
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
=> determine
Sense 2
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> change, alter, vary
'Cause To' of verb narrow-down
Derived Forms of verb narrow-down
Domain of verb narrow-down
Domain Terms of verb narrow-down
Familiarity of verb narrow-down
narrow down used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb narrow-down
2 senses of narrow down
Sense 1
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb narrow-down
2 senses of narrow down
Sense 1
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
> determine
=> pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
Sense 2
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
> change, alter, vary
=> alternate, jump
=> crackle
=> modulate
=> avianize, avianise
=> move
=> adapt, accommodate
=> let out, widen
=> take in
=> diversify, branch out, broaden
=> diversify, radiate
=> specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> honeycomb
=> break
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb narrow-down
Sense 1
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
=> determine
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Sense 2
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> change, alter, vary
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