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31curb — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)b[/t]] curbs, curbing, curbed 1) VERB If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. [be V ed] ...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids... [V n] Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia. Syn: check,… …
32curb — cu·curb; curb; curb·ing; curb·ston·er; …
33curb — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, Tarmac, Tarvia, Wall Street, abstain, arrest, arrestation, asphalt, back band, backpedal, backstrap, backwater, bearing rein, bellyband, bit, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop,… …
34curb — See check, curb, restrain, constrain. See check, curb, restrain, constrain …
35curb — [kɜːb] [ restraint ] a curb on natural curb …
36curb — [15] Ultimately, curb and curve are the same word. Latin curvāre ‘bend’ passed into Old French as courber, which Middle English borrowed as courbe ‘bend’. This seems to have formed the basis of a noun courbe or curb, which was originally used for …
37curb — 1 verb (T) to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect: measures to curb the spread of the virus 2 noun (C) 1 an influence which helps to control or limit something (+ on): We are trying to keep a curb on… …
38curb — 1. noun a curb on public spending Syn: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit, constraint; informal crackdown; literary trammel 2. verb he tried to curb his temper Syn: restrain, hold back/in, keep back …
39curb — 1. noun a curb on imports Syn: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limit 2. verb a plan to curb consumer spending Syn: restrain, hold back, keep in check, control, rein in, contain …
40curb — [kɜːb] verb [T] I to control or limit something that is harmful or may cause problems efforts to curb inflation[/ex] II noun [C] curb [kɜːb] 1) a rule or control that stops or limits something 2) American a kerb at the edge of a road …
