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narrow down

vb. (context idiomatic English) Make more specific.

WordNet
narrow down
  1. v. define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow, specify]

  2. define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties" [syn: pin down]

  3. become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn: specialize, specialise, narrow] [ant: diversify, diversify]

Usage examples of "narrow down".

We're still looking, but with a picture, I'm sure we can narrow down the suspects soon.

I will explain, while they narrow down the precise coor dinates of the demon's interference.

He could narrow down her most likely routes to two, and two was a very manageable number.

I needed a small Locator pack to narrow down Derron's and Patrice's shoulder tags, plus demolition cubes to cover any tracks I might leaveassuming I could pull it off.

They can make a start on a door-to-door in the village, see if we can narrow down who saw her last and where.