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CURB

Definition:

1. [noun] an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
   Synonyms: ing, kerb
   
   
2. [noun] a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
   Synonyms: bit
   
   
3. [noun] a stock exchange in New York
   Synonyms: American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
   
   
4. [noun] the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
   Synonyms: bridle, check
   
   
5. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate
   
   
6. [verb] to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
   Synonyms: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer
   
   
7. [verb] keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
   
   
8. [verb] place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
   Synonyms: restrict, curtail, cut back
   
   

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Related Words:

• restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
• suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• damp
• mortify, subdue, cricify
• deny, abnegate
• restrict
• train
• catch
• bate
• thermostat
• countercheck, counteract
• wink, blink, blink away
• stifle, dampen
• choke off, choke down, choke back
• hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• burke
• silence
• squelch, quell, quench
• smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
• immobilize, immobilise

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