Definisi : vt 1. reduce width, extent of, (lit. & fig.) menyempitkan: to ~ the channel, menyempitkan terusan itu; certain measures were taken to ~ the gap between the rich and the poor, beberapa langkah diambil utk menyempitkan jurang antara yg kaya dan yg miskin; 2. often ~ st down, limit, menyempitkan; (number of people or areas to be considered), mengehadkan, membataskan: the use of glosses will ~ down the sense of a word, penggunaan glos akan menyempitkan makna sesuatu perkataan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. become less in width, extent, (lit. & fig.), /bertambah, semakin/ sempit: the road ~s at this point, jalan itu bertambah sempit di bahagian ini; 2. become limited, menjadi /terhad, terbatas/: his interests ~ed as he got older, minatnya semakin terhad apabila dia semakin tua; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. limited, terhad, terbatas; (of sense of a word) sempit: he has a ~ circle of friends made up of poets and writers like himself, dia mempunyai lingkungan kawan yg terhad yg terdiri drpd pensyair dan penulis spt dirinya; ~ resources, sumber yg terhad; a word used in its ~est sense, perkataan yg digunakan dlm pengertiannya yg paling sempit; in ~ circumstances, dlm kesempitan; 4. with little margin, sedikit, kecil: they won by a ~ majority, mereka menang dgn kelebihan undi yg sedikit; 5. painstaking, sangat teliti: a ~ examination of the evidence, pemeriksaan keterangan yg sangat teliti; 6. (phon) sempit; (of transcription) halus: ~ vowels, vokal sempit; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adj 1. of small width compared to length, a. (gen) tdk lebar: a ~ table, meja yg tdk lebar; the middle or ~ portion of the bone, bahagian tengah atau bahagian yg tdk lebar tulang itu; b. (of passage, piece of land, room, etc) sempit: a ~ and winding stream, anak sungai yg sempit dan berliku-liku; a ~ sidewalk, kaki lima yg sempit; a ~ bridge, jambatan yg sempit; ~ coastal plain, dataran pinggir laut yg sempit; the neck is the ~ portion of the bottle, leher botol ialah bahagian yg sempit pd botol; c. (of ribbon etc) halus: she wore a dress with ~ shoulder straps, dia memakai gaun yg bertali halus di bahunya; d. (of fabric, textile) bidang kecil; e. (of waist) ramping; f. (of shoulder, hips) kuncup, kecil; 2. rigid, sempit: a ~ mind, fikiran yg sempit; ~ views, pandangan yg sempit; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the choice has been ~ed down to three candidates, pilihan telah dihadkan kpd tiga orang calon; because of new evidence the search could be ~ed down to a few areas only, oleh sebab keterangan yg baru, penyiasatan itu dapat dihadkan kpd beberapa kawasan saja; 3. cause to become a narrow slit, mengecilkan: he ~ed his eyes against the glare, dia mengecilkan matanya apabila bertentangan dgn cahaya yg menyilaukan itu. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)