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What is another word for curbs?

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Verb

To restrain or keep in check

To gain mastery or control over something or someone

To impede the work or progress of

To cause to fail, or to make great attempts to

To defeat or suppress forcefully and completely

To reduce in extent or quantity

To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered

To refrain from doing something

To try to prevent by action or argument

To mark out the boundary or limits of

Something that hinders progress or movement

Plural for a concrete margin along the edge of a road

Plural for a check or restraint on something

Plural for a limit or boundary

Plural for the action or fact of reducing or restricting something

Plural for a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking

Plural for an undermining, disruption or compromise of the rights of others

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To restrain or keep in check

keeps a tight rein on

brings to screeching halt

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

brings to a standstill

immobilizes^US

immobilises^UK

axes^UK

baulks^UK

balks^US

neutralizes^US

cauterizes^US

keeps feeling inside oneself

cauterises^UK

neutralises^UK

lays down the law to someone

takes the bite out of

takes the sting out of

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

amortises^UK

amortizes^US

offers at a giveaway price

limits to a fixed amount

demerits

drives down

restricts the consumption of

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“His parents decided that if Jay couldn't curb his spending, then he would have to start earning his own money.”

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To gain mastery or control over something or someone

brings someone to their knees

renders incapable

blows out of the water

knocks over

renders powerless

wins over

takes to the cleaners

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“With the help of Jolene, Beth was finally able to curb her addiction to alcohol.”

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To impede the work or progress of

balks^US

baulks^UK

throws a spanner in the works

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

throws monkey wrench in

brings to screeching halt

prevents from making progress

pauses

protracts

puts at a disadvantage

places at a disadvantage

puts out of commission

keeps within the limits of

throws a spoke in the wheel of

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

drags through the mud

takes wind out of sails

crosses

puts the mockers on

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

brings to a standstill

makes it impossible for

makes it impracticable for

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To cause to fail, or to make great attempts to

baulks^UK

balks^US

cooks someone's goose

plays off

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

takes wind out of

takes the wind out of your sails

throws a spanner in the works

throws monkey wrench in

halts in its tracks

throws a monkey wrench in the works

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To defeat or suppress forcefully and completely

brings to screeching halt

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To reduce in extent or quantity

puts a restriction on

economizes^US

economises^UK

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

epitomizes^US

epitomises^UK

summarizes^US

summarises^UK

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To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered

organises^UK

organizes^US

Verb

To refrain from doing something

gives a wide berth to

breaks off

leaves off

resists the temptation to

prevents oneself from

desists from

forbears from

restrains oneself from

avoids doing something

has nothing to do with

axes^UK

gives something a miss

neutralises^UK

neutralizes^US

lets well enough alone

refuses to take advantage of

opts out

looks down one's nose at

opts out of

shakes one's head

gives the red light

gives the thumbs down

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Verb

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To try to prevent by action or argument

Verb

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To mark out the boundary or limits of

Noun

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Something that hinders progress or movement

baulks^UK

balks^US

flies in the ointment

spanners in the works

defence^UK

defense^US

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Noun

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Plural for a concrete margin along the edge of a road

“The red cabriolet with the top down was blocking a large truck that happened to be parked by the curb just behind him.”

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Plural for a check or restraint on something

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“To improve economic performance and put a curb on inflation, we must reduce the non-productive use of resources.”

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Plural for a limit or boundary

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Noun

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Plural for the action or fact of reducing or restricting something

Noun

Plural for a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking

Noun

Plural for an undermining, disruption or compromise of the rights of others

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