to curb
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3.5
- verb
- /kɜrb/
:
frenar
- He learned to curb his enthusiasm during meetings to avoid overwhelming his colleagues.
- curb pollution
- curb greenhouse gas emissions
- efforts to curb
So it tends to curb violence to some degree.
- So it tends to curb violence to some degree.
- Try and curb that impulse, hard as it may be.
- So salt is a great way to curb sugar cravings.
- Zip X brings you a totally satisfying, convenient, and great taste in way to Curb Your nicotine cravings.
- If you start going down the route of hurt feelings as grounds for curbing speech and free speech is over, it's dead.
- I think I tried to curb my own hype and then saw yes, saw fancy.
- So Next up, the brokers curbed trading in stocks including GameStop, AMC and BlackBerry.
- I know there's countries, other countries like in Portugal, that have figured out ways to kind of curb this problem.
Examples
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Financial constraints might curb administrators' enthusiasm for the creation of this role.
Academic text (2015) -
It's not all about using meditation to curb stress, right?
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But I really am trying to curb my spending.
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Try and curb that impulse, hard as it may be.
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And the tobacco researchers have shown now for years that taxes are the single most effective way to curb levels of smoking in the population.
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Letters could be written to governmental officials on ways to curb the causes of violence.
Academic text (1999) -
Moscow could also play a positive role in the effort to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Academic text (2011) -
The Reagan administration cut or curbed the growth of these programs to reinvigorate the economy.
Academic text (1991) -
In recent years, ARS scientists have turned to biological control insects to curb spurge's spread.
Academic text (1994) -
The new policy aims to curb the rising costs of healthcare by regulating prices.
Synonyms
∞
2.4
To have power over people, things, or situations
∞
1.9
To stop yourself from showing a feeling or reaction
∞
2.1
To control how much or how often something happens
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3.5
To keep something dangerous from spreading or getting worse
361
3.1
Limit how much people can use or access something
215
4.2
Keep someone or something within limits, for example in a small space
169
2.9
To reduce how much you buy and use to save money and be healthier
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3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
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4.6
Keep strong feelings under control so you do not act on them
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4.5
To stop yourself from showing strong feelings
64
5.6
To limit what someone can do or how they can act
63
3.8
To take strong action to stop illegal or wrong behavior
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4.6
To keep someone or something under control, for example by limiting spending
52
6.3
To make something shorter or less than planned
34
4.4
To make something less strong or intense
30
5.4
Stop or make something less likely to happen
18
4.2
To use strict rules and punishments to stop bad or illegal actions
14
5.7
To limit the progress or success of something
13
5.3
Take strong action to stop something bad or illegal
9
6.4
To stop something from continuing or becoming known
8
4.7
To stop a person or thing from moving, acting freely and making choices
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8.1
To keep something within certain limits
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7.5
To reduce or control how much of something is allowed
1
7.2
To limit someone's freedom, power, or plans
1
6.4
To limit someone by creating boundaries or rules
1
9.9
To limit someone's freedom or ability to act
Stop someone from using their power or doing what they want
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A metal piece in a horse's mouth with a chin chain to help control the horse
- Specialized
A roof with two slopes on each side, a steeper lower slope and a gentler upper slope
- Offensive
A violent attack in which someone forces another person's head onto a curb and steps on it hard
How Controlled
Surface Forms
Etymology
To curb originally meant to use the horse bit to check a horse, and now to curb means to 'control' or limit something unwanted. So the verb keeps the old sense of holding something back or stopping it from growing too much.