Noun curbing has 1 sense
- curb, curbing, kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
--1 is a kind of edge
--1 has parts: curbstone, kerbstone
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Verb curb has 4 senses
- control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate - 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"
--1 is one way to restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sample sentences:
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- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
--2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s somebody
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- curb - keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
--3 is one way to restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sample sentence:
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- restrict, curtail, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
--4 is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
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