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curb

/kɝb/noun, verb1 syllable

Curb means: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.

Synonyms for curb31

noun, as in a stock exchange in New York, previously known as the New York Curb Exchange

NYSE MKT, American Stock Exchange, AMEX

noun, as in an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

curbing, kerb

noun, as in the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

bridle, check

noun, as in a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

curb bit

verb, as in lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate

verb, as in place restrictions on

restrict, curtail, cut back

also used for curb

behedge, limit, bow, flex, incurvate, bend, courb, curl, curve, crook, fawn, stoop, guard, govern, smother

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What does curb mean?7

verb

1

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits“moderate your alcohol intake”

2

place restrictions on“curtail drinking in school”

3

keep to the curb“curb your dogs”

noun

1

a stock exchange in New York, previously known as the New York Curb Exchange

2

an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

3

the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess“his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper”

4

a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with curb?4

one syllable

herbverb

two syllables

superbdisturb
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Curb in a sentence

  • Any move to curb competition is inherently dangerous.frpzzd
  • A boy is taking his sweet time pushing the cart toward the curb.CM
  • Please give me some kind of medicine to curb the pain.AOCinJAPAN
  • Sami came to the edge of the curb.OsoHombre
  • Sami crossed the road and got to the other curb.OsoHombre
  • He just uses women and kicks them to the curb.Amastan
  • Your car is parked too far from the curb.Amastan
  • Yanni drove his vehicle up onto the curb.Amastan

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Forms of curb

as a noun

plural
curbs

as a verb

past tense
curbed
present participle
curbing
third-person singular
curbs
past participle
curbed