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1. curb
noun. ['ˈkɝːb'] an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).
Synonyms
- kerb
- curbing
- curbstone
- kerbstone
Antonyms
- unskillfulness
- consume
- immoderation
- intemperate
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)
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Rhymes with Curb
- disturb
- superb
- reverb
- perturb
- blurb
- verb
- serb
- scherb
- kerb
- herb
- erbe
- erb
How do you pronounce curb?
Pronounce curb as kərb.
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Sentences with curb
1. Noun, singular or mass
A great lawn does a lot more than just increase your home's curb appeal.
2. Verb, base form
Giannone gave LIVESTRONG.com some tips on how to curb your appetite:
Quotes about curb
1. You don't need a search warrant to go through someone's trash. Seriously. Once it hits the curb it is totally fair game-you an look it up.
- Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
2. To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.
- Lewis Mumford
3. We pull our boots on with both handsbut we can't punch ourselves awake and all I can do is stand on the curb and say Sorryabout the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine.I couldn't get the boy to kill me, but I wore his jacket for the longest time.
- Richard Siken, Crush
2. curb
verb. ['ˈkɝːb'] to put down by force or authority.
Synonyms
- hush up
- control
- subdue
- choke back
- conquer
- burke
- moderate
- stamp down
- hush
- contain
- shut up
- wink
- stifle
- blink away
- still
- silence
- hold
- smother
- quell
- hold in
- strangle
- repress
- check
- choke down
- quench
- choke off
- quieten
- suppress
- muffle
- squelch
- inhibit
- dampen
Antonyms
- open up
- unconfined
- be born
- free
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)
3. curb
verb. ['ˈkɝːb'] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
Synonyms
- subdue
- thermostat
- conquer
- moderate
- restrain
- crucify
- stamp down
- train
- keep back
- hold back
- contain
- counteract
- keep
- abnegate
- hold
- deny
- countercheck
- throttle
- hold in
- restrict
- bound
- check
- trammel
- confine
- bate
- limit
- suppress
- catch
- inhibit
- damp
- mortify
Antonyms
- noisy
- running
- sparkling
- communicativeness
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)
4. curb
noun. ['ˈkɝːb'] the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
Synonyms
- bridle
- restraint
Antonyms
- powerlessness
- unrestraint
- indiscipline
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)
5. curb
verb. ['ˈkɝːb'] place restrictions on.
Synonyms
- restrict
- limit
- immobilize
- confine
- abridge
- cut back
- circumscribe
- curtail
Antonyms
- sound
- stay
- exclude
- attack
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)
6. curb
noun. ['ˈkɝːb'] a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse.
Synonyms
- curb bit
Antonyms
- intense
- juvenile
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)
7. Curb
noun. a stock exchange in New York.
Synonyms
- AMEX
8. curb
verb. ['ˈkɝːb'] keep to the curb.
Synonyms
- restrain
- encumber
- cumber
Antonyms
- agitate
- worry
- stormy
- moving
Etymology
- courbe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- curvus (Latin)