curb

²curb

verb

Definition of CURB

transitive verb

1

: to furnish with a curb

2

: to check or control with or as if with a curb <trying to curb her curiosity>

3

: to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (as a gutter) for defecation

Examples of CURB

1. The legislation is intended to curb price and wage increases.
2. pills designed to curb your appetite

First Known Use of CURB

1530

Related to CURB

Synonyms: bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tame

Antonyms: lose

Related Words: bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow; arrest, interrupt, stop; block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct; gag, muzzle, silence

Near Antonyms: liberate, loose, loosen, unleash; air, express, take out, vent

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