curb

Words with a similar base: curb, curb_bit, curbing

'curb'

[curb.n.01] as in: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, bridle, control, suppress, curb, restrict

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edge, entity

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curbstone

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'curb'

[curb.n.02] as in: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, bridle, control, suppress, curb, restrict

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bit, entity

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'curb'

[american_stock_exchange.n.01] as in: a stock exchange in New York

american_stock_exchange, curb, curb, bridle, control, suppress, curb, restrict

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stock_exchange, entity

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'curb'

[bridle.n.02] as in: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

Examples:
his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper

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check, assay, check, arrest, confirmation, check, check_mark, hindrance, check, check, bridle, check, check, check, check, see, control, check, check, check, check, match, check, discipline, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, determine, check, check, check, crack, curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, suppress, curb, restrict

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restraint, entity

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agree, bridle, harmonize, match

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'curb'

[control.v.02] as in: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Examples:
moderate your alcohol intake
hold your tongue
hold your temper
control your anger

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control, control, control, control_condition, control, dominance, restraint, command, control, control, control, control, control, operate, manipulate, control, control, see, master, check, assay, check, arrest, confirmation, check, check_mark, hindrance, check, check, bridle, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, match, check, discipline, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, determine, check, check, check, crack, curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, suppress, curb, restrict, moderation, easing, temperance, moderation

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restrain, forget

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train, mortify, restrict, catch, bate, suppress, countercheck, deny, restrict, damp, thermostat

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accommodate, agree, apply, appreciation, bear, cargo_area, carry, centrist, chasten, chasteness, clasp, constraint, contain, control, declare, deem, defend, defy, delay, detention, easing, forget, halt, handle, harbor, harmonize, have, hold, keep, match, mince, moderate, moderation, oblige, prevail, qualify, reserve, restrain, restraint, restrict, retain, sobriety, temperance, tone_down

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'curb'

[suppress.v.01] as in: to put down by force or authority

Examples:
suppress a nascent uprising
stamp down on littering
conquer one's desires

suppress, oppress, inhibit, suppress, suppress, inhibit, inhibit, repress, mortify, overcome, subordinate, tame, appropriate, conquer, curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, bridle, control, curb, restrict

suppressive, suppression, suppression, suppression, inhibition, suppressor, suppressor, suppressor, inhibition, inhibition, prohibition, subduer, conqueror, conquest, suppress, appropriate, conquer

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control, forget

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squelch, wink, smother, stifle, hush, choke_off, silence, burke

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calm, de-energize, forget, grave, hush, quieten, sedate, smother, stifle, suffocate

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'curb'

[curb.v.03] as in: keep to the curb

Examples:
curb your dogs

curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, bridle, control, suppress, curb, restrict

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restrain, forget

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forget

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'curb'

[restrict.v.01] as in: place restrictions on

Examples:
curtail drinking in school

restrict, restrict, restrict, qualify, clip, curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, bridle, control, suppress, curb, cut_back, reduce, snip

restrictive, restrictive, restriction, limitation, restriction, curb, curb, american_stock_exchange, bridle, control, suppress, curb, restrict

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limit, change

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abridge, immobilize

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qualify, restrict, restrictive

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Origins

					curb (English)
└── courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── curvus (Latin)

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