Curb
noun
A stopping or slowing down of something.
A curb on spending.
Often appears as...
- curb on spending
- curb on power
noun
A stone or concrete border in a street or path to separate different areas.
She stepped off the curb onto the road.
Often appears as...
- curb side
- curb appeal
verb
To control or limit something.
The government should act to curb tax evasion.
Often appears as...
- curb enthusiasm
- curb appetite
noun
A stopping or slowing down of something.
A curb on spending.
Often appears as...
- curb on spending
- curb on power
noun
A stone or concrete border in a street or path to separate different areas.
She stepped off the curb onto the road.
Often appears as...
- curb side
- curb appeal
verb
To control or limit something.
The government should act to curb tax evasion.
Often appears as...
- curb enthusiasm
- curb appetite
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Stop or Slow
Curb means to stop something gradually, not all at once.
Efforts to curb smoking are working, with fewer people smoking each year.
Pro Tip 2/3Policy-Driven
Curb often relates to laws or policies designed to control an activity or behavior.
The new policy was introduced to curb illegal parking in the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
'Curb' can be used as a metaphor for limiting anything intangible.
We need to curb the rising discontent among the employees.
Pro Tip 1/3Stop or Slow
Curb means to stop something gradually, not all at once.
Efforts to curb smoking are working, with fewer people smoking each year.
Pro Tip 2/3Policy-Driven
Curb often relates to laws or policies designed to control an activity or behavior.
The new policy was introduced to curb illegal parking in the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
'Curb' can be used as a metaphor for limiting anything intangible.
We need to curb the rising discontent among the employees.
Pro Tip 1/3Stop or Slow
Curb means to stop something gradually, not all at once.
Efforts to curb smoking are working, with fewer people smoking each year.
Pro Tip 2/3Policy-Driven
Curb often relates to laws or policies designed to control an activity or behavior.
The new policy was introduced to curb illegal parking in the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
'Curb' can be used as a metaphor for limiting anything intangible.
We need to curb the rising discontent among the employees.
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On Black Lives Matter,...
street why my across the street what you mean why am i across the street I say something back they jump out the car so I'll get back up on the curb you feel me there's no need for you to get out of your car and your family and talk to me you can see why I walk across the street let me say excuse me sir come here none of that but you just asked me why my
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What causes antibiotic...
Other scientists are investigating alternate solutions, such as phage therapy or using vaccines to prevent infections. Most importantly, curbing the excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics, such as for minor infections that can resolve on their own, as well as changing medical practice to prevent hospital infections,
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How Do You Make a...
someone who otherwise wouldn't have had it and that thing is now a tool for empowerment tool for self-expression win win win all the way around like when I got a skateboard when I was kid I didn't just learn how to roll I learned how to express myself for a while in my life a curb was just a curve and then suddenly
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The Atlantic slave...
treated as mere cargo. Women and children were kept above deck and abused by the crew, while the men were made to perform dances in order to keep them exercised and curb rebellion. What happened to those Africans who reached the New World and how the legacy of slavery still affects their descendants today
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Rethinking infidelity...
to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? --
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The perks of being a...
One of the first lessons that I learned immediately followed the painful and arduous task of learning how to walk again, but it went on to pay dividends for the rest of my life. It happened when I attempted to step up a curb.
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Deserts 101 PIPE National...
But by practicing responsible agriculture, better management of limited water resources, and limiting further development, it may be possible to curb desertification while protecting our surprisingly rich desert ecosystems.
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How stress affects your...
make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres,
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
anything to curb climate change then we could be looking at 80 centimeters to a meter of sea level wise by the end of the century the main impacts of what might seem a gradual rise of sea level is the risk
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
a gel protects its eyes from drying out they've got to get this weak curb somewhere warm as quickly as possible
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On Black Lives Matter,...
street why my across the street what you mean why am i across the street I say something back they jump out the car so I'll get back up on the curb you feel me there's no need for you to get out of your car and your family and talk to me you can see why I walk across the street let me say excuse me sir come here none of that but you just asked me why my
Video examples
What causes antibiotic...
Other scientists are investigating alternate solutions, such as phage therapy or using vaccines to prevent infections. Most importantly, curbing the excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics, such as for minor infections that can resolve on their own, as well as changing medical practice to prevent hospital infections,
Video examples
How Do You Make a...
someone who otherwise wouldn't have had it and that thing is now a tool for empowerment tool for self-expression win win win all the way around like when I got a skateboard when I was kid I didn't just learn how to roll I learned how to express myself for a while in my life a curb was just a curve and then suddenly
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
treated as mere cargo. Women and children were kept above deck and abused by the crew, while the men were made to perform dances in order to keep them exercised and curb rebellion. What happened to those Africans who reached the New World and how the legacy of slavery still affects their descendants today
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? --
Video examples
The perks of being a...
One of the first lessons that I learned immediately followed the painful and arduous task of learning how to walk again, but it went on to pay dividends for the rest of my life. It happened when I attempted to step up a curb.
Video examples
Deserts 101 PIPE National...
But by practicing responsible agriculture, better management of limited water resources, and limiting further development, it may be possible to curb desertification while protecting our surprisingly rich desert ecosystems.
Video examples
How stress affects your...
make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres,
Video examples
The Tipping Point PIPE...
anything to curb climate change then we could be looking at 80 centimeters to a meter of sea level wise by the end of the century the main impacts of what might seem a gradual rise of sea level is the risk
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
a gel protects its eyes from drying out they've got to get this weak curb somewhere warm as quickly as possible
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Quote examples
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Canadian Activist
Fragmentation is a big part of the problem. You have a city where trash is taken away from the curb every week, and you don't see it any more, and you don't have any sense of where water comes from. So there's no sense of responsibility and accountability and there's also no sense of empowerment for our actions.
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Martin Seligman
American Psychologist
I have spent most of my life working with mental illness. I have been president of the world's largest association of mental-illness workers, and I am all for more funding for mental-health care and research - but not in the vain hope that it will curb violence.
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Mohanlal
Indian Actor
In developed countries, strong rules are in place to restrict sound pollution and curb its deadly effects. As law-abiding citizens with social responsibility, we should all come together against this unhealthy trend.
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Ranbir Kapoor
Indian Actor
It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
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William Cavendish
British Public Servant
And he that said that a horse was not dressed, whose curb was not loose, said right; and it is equally true that the curb can never play, when in its right place, except the horse be upon his haunches.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
The man or nation of high culture may acknowledge to great lengths the restraints imposed by conventions and honour, but beyond a certain point, primitive will or desire cannot be curbed.
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Sharyl Attkisson
American Journalist
One death is too many - and with careful management and a lot of luck, the coronavirus sweeping the globe will be curbed, in terms of illness and loss of life.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb.
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Ravi Kishan
Indian Actor
It's our responsibility as fathers to educate out boys to be sensitive and respectful towards women and not just curbing our girls' freedom.
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Rickie Fowler
American Athlete
I don't want to live life too cautiously. I mean, you can step off a curb and twist your ankle.
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Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Canadian Activist
Fragmentation is a big part of the problem. You have a city where trash is taken away from the curb every week, and you don't see it any more, and you don't have any sense of where water comes from. So there's no sense of responsibility and accountability and there's also no sense of empowerment for our actions.
Quote examples
Martin Seligman
American Psychologist
I have spent most of my life working with mental illness. I have been president of the world's largest association of mental-illness workers, and I am all for more funding for mental-health care and research - but not in the vain hope that it will curb violence.
Quote examples
Mohanlal
Indian Actor
In developed countries, strong rules are in place to restrict sound pollution and curb its deadly effects. As law-abiding citizens with social responsibility, we should all come together against this unhealthy trend.
Quote examples
Ranbir Kapoor
Indian Actor
It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
Quote examples
William Cavendish
British Public Servant
And he that said that a horse was not dressed, whose curb was not loose, said right; and it is equally true that the curb can never play, when in its right place, except the horse be upon his haunches.
Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
The man or nation of high culture may acknowledge to great lengths the restraints imposed by conventions and honour, but beyond a certain point, primitive will or desire cannot be curbed.
Quote examples
Sharyl Attkisson
American Journalist
One death is too many - and with careful management and a lot of luck, the coronavirus sweeping the globe will be curbed, in terms of illness and loss of life.
Quote examples
Jeff Bridges
American Actor
What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb.
Quote examples
Ravi Kishan
Indian Actor
It's our responsibility as fathers to educate out boys to be sensitive and respectful towards women and not just curbing our girls' freedom.
Quote examples
Rickie Fowler
American Athlete
I don't want to live life too cautiously. I mean, you can step off a curb and twist your ankle.
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