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English noun: curb | |||
| 1. | curb (artifact) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | ||
| Synonyms | curbing, kerb | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edge | ||
| Part holonym | curbstone, kerbstone | ||
| 2. | curb (artifact) a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse | ||
| Synonyms | curb bit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit | ||
| 3. | Curb (artifact) a stock exchange in New York | ||
| Synonyms | American Stock Exchange, AMEX | ||
| Instance hypernym | securities market, stock exchange, stock market | ||
| 4. | curb (act) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | ||
| Samples | His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper. | ||
| Synonyms | bridle, check | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | restraint | ||
English verb: curb | |||
| 1. | curb (social) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | ||
| Samples | Moderate your alcohol intake. Hold your tongue. Hold your temper. Control your anger. | ||
| Synonyms | check, contain, control, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold back, keep, keep back, restrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abnegate, bate, bound, catch, confine, conquer, counteract, countercheck, crucify, curb, damp, deny, inhibit, limit, mortify, restrain, restrict, restrict, stamp down, subdue, subdue, suppress, thermostat, throttle, train, trammel | ||
| 2. | curb (change) to put down by force or authority | ||
| Samples | Suppress a nascent uprising. Stamp down on littering. Conquer one's desires. | ||
| Synonyms | conquer, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blink, blink away, burke, choke back, choke down, choke off, dampen, hush, hush up, muffle, quell, quench, quieten, repress, shut up, silence, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, stifle, still, strangle, wink | ||
| 3. | curb (contact) keep to the curb | ||
| Samples | Curb your dogs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | ||
| 4. | curb (change) place restrictions on | ||
| Samples | Curtail drinking in school. | ||
| Synonyms | curtail, cut back, restrict | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumscribe, confine, limit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abridge, immobilise, immobilize | ||
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