curb

[US]/kɜːb/
[UK]/kɜːrb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a stone or concrete edging along a street or sidewalk; v. to restrict, restrain, or control.

Phrases & Collocations

curb your enthusiasm

curb appeal

curb market

curb inflation

Example Sentences

a curb on government borrowing.

legislation to curb wildcat strikes.

Keep a curb on your anger.

the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters.

a taxi that shaved the curb;

She put a curb on her spending.

We can curb juvenile delinquency by education.

you must make a concerted effort to curb this.

sweeping measures to curb official graft.

stopped at the curb, then crossed over.

I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.

High interest rates put a curb on spending.

plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing.

she promised she would curb her temper.

The boy sat on the curb and watched the cars go by.

legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session.

He had difficulty restraining his curiosity. Tocurb is to restrain as if with reins:

He argues, preposterously, that climate change can be curbed without spending much money.

was buried with indecent haste;indecorous behavior;language unbecoming to a lady;unseemly to use profanity;moved to curb their untoward ribaldry.

Quiet, roomy cabin and off-road adeptness overshadowed by cumbersome curb weight, soft suspenders, and a tacky dash.

Real-world Examples

My heart was pounding mightily. I couldn't curb its pulsations.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

You can see that this is a curb.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

You may have to curb your chronic stress.

Source: TED-Ed (audio version)

Will 2014 see attempts to curb data collection?

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

It happened when I attempted to step up a curb.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Both sides want to curb climate change.

Source: NPR News June 2016 Compilation

Hunger and extreme poverty curb human potential in every possible way.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2016 Collection

You must curb your excessive spending, or you will become penniless.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Singapore announced a series of stringent measures in a bid to curb rising coronavirus infections.

Source: CRI Online May 2021 Collection

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