Dictionary entry details
• CURB (noun)
Meaning:
An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
kerb; curbing; curb
Hypernyms ("curb" is a kind of...):
edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)
Meronyms (parts of "curb"):
curbstone; kerbstone (a paving stone forming part of a curb)
Meaning:
A horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
curb bit; curb
Hypernyms ("curb" is a kind of...):
bit (piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding)
Meaning:
A stock exchange in New York
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
American Stock Exchange; AMEX; Curb
Instance hypernyms:
securities market; stock exchange; stock market (an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers)
Meaning:
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bridle; curb; check
Context example:
his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
Hypernyms ("curb" is a kind of...):
restraint (the of act controlling by restraining someone or something)
• CURB (verb)
Meaning:
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
curb; control; hold in; contain; moderate; check; hold
Context examples:
moderate your alcohol intake / hold your tongue / hold your temper / control your anger
Hypernyms (to "curb" is one way to...):
hold back; keep; keep back; restrain; suppress (keep under control; keep in check)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curb"):
thermostat (control the temperature with a thermostat)
bate (moderate or restrain; lessen the force of)
catch (check oneself during an action)
train (train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it)
restrict (place under restrictions; limit access to)
abnegate; deny (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure)
cricify; mortify; subdue (hold within limits and control)
damp (restrain or discourage)
conquer; curb; inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress (to put down by force or authority)
bound; confine; limit; restrain; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or access))
counteract; countercheck (oppose or check by a counteraction)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
To put down by force or authority
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
conquer; inhibit; stamp down; suppress; curb; subdue
Context examples:
suppress a nascent uprising / stamp down on littering / conquer one's desires
Hypernyms (to "curb" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curb"):
muffle; repress; smother; stifle; strangle (conceal or hide)
quell; quench; squelch (suppress or crush completely)
silence (keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure)
burke (get rid of, silence, or suppress)
hush; hush up; quieten; shut up; silence; still (cause to be quiet or not talk)
choke back; choke down; choke off (suppress)
dampen; stifle (smother or suppress)
blink; blink away; wink (force to go away by blinking)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Keep to the curb
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
curb your dogs
Hypernyms (to "curb" is one way to...):
constrain; cumber; encumber; restrain (hold back)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Place restrictions on
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
restrict; curtail; cut back; curb
Context example:
curtail drinking in school
Hypernyms (to "curb" is one way to...):
circumscribe; confine; limit (restrict or confine,)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curb"):
abridge (lessen, diminish, or curtail)
immobilise; immobilize (cause to be unable to move)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
