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Noun curb has 4 senses
- curb, curbing, kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
--1 is a kind of edge
--1 has parts: curbstone, kerbstone
- curb, curb bit - a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
--2 is a kind of bit
- American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb - a stock exchange in New York
--3 is a kind of stock exchange, stock market, securities market
- bridle, check, curb - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
--4 is a kind of restraint
Verb curb has 4 senses
- control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
--1 is one way to restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sample sentences:
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- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
--2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:
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- curb - keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
--3 is one way to restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
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- restrict, curtail, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
--4 is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine
Sample sentences:
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