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To restrain or keep in check
“His parents decided that if Jay couldn't curb his spending, then he would have to start earning his own money.”
To gain mastery or control over something or someone
“With the help of Jolene, Beth was finally able to curb her addiction to alcohol.”
To cause to fail, or to make great attempts to
To impede the work or ability of, especially intending to cause failure
To reduce the strength or intensity of
To reduce in extent or quantity
To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
To give up or abstain from something
To try to prevent by action or argument
To refuse to admit the truth or existence of
Exert a modifying or controlling influence on
To mark out the boundary or limits of
Restraints, usually of metal and often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement
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.”
Plural for a check or restraint on something
“To improve economic performance and put a curb on inflation, we must reduce the non-productive use of resources.”
Plural for a checking or restraining element
Plural for an undermining of the rights of others
Plural for piece protecting part of a vehicle
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 the outside limit of an object, area, or surface
Plural for the action of confining or state of being confined
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