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part of speech: phrase
definition: to reduce to a smaller number in order to come closer to what is correct or possible.
The police are beginning to narrow down their suspects.The banquet hall is not large enough for that many guests, so we'll have to narrow down the list.We've narrowed down our choices to just these three.There are a lot of apartments advertised, but having a low income narrows down our possibilities.There are too many options, so we'll have to narrow them down.