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curb



I - noun
1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) (Freq. 5)
Syn:
curbing, kerb
Hypernyms:
edge
Part Meronyms:
curbstone, kerbstone
2. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
Syn:
curb bit
Hypernyms:
bit
3. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
Syn:
bridle, check
Derivationally related forms:
check (for: check)
Hypernyms:
restraint

II - verb
1. lessen the intensity of;
temper;
hold in restraint;
hold or keep within limits (Freq. 2)
- moderate your alcohol intake
- hold your tongue
- hold your temper
- control your anger
Syn:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate
Derivationally related forms:
moderation (for: moderate), check (for: check), control (for: control)
Hypernyms:
restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
Hyponyms:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound,
confine, throttle, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue,
conquer, damp, mortify, crucify, deny, abnegate,
train, catch, bate, thermostat, countercheck, counteract
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. to put down by force or authority (Freq. 2)
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
Syn:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer
Derivationally related forms:
conqueror (for: conquer), conquering (for: conquer), subduer (for: subdue), inhibition (for: inhibit), suppressive (for: suppress), suppression (for: suppress), suppresser (for: suppress), suppressor (for: suppress)
Hypernyms:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate
Hyponyms:
wink, blink, blink away, stifle, dampen,
choke off, choke down, choke back, hush, quieten, silence,
still, shut up, hush up, burke, squelch, quell,
quench, smother, strangle, muffle, repress
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. keep to the curb
- curb your dogs
Hypernyms:
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. place restrictions on
- curtail drinking in school
Syn:
restrict, curtail, cut back
Derivationally related forms:
restrictive (for: restrict), restriction (for: restrict)
Hypernyms:
limit, circumscribe, confine
Hyponyms:
abridge, immobilize, immobilise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

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