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curb

Letters that make curb

b, c, r, u are letters that make 'curb'

Words within curb

cur, Ur, Cu, Rb are words within 'curb'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of curb

curbs is a word created by adding a letter to 'curb'

curb is a 4 letter word ending with b
curb is a 4 letter word starting with c

7 possible definitions for 'curb'

Curb as "place restrictions on"

Under this definition, curb is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

curtail, cut back, restrict have the same meaning as 'curb'

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of confine, circumscribe, limit.

Types of curb

abridge, immobilize, immobilise are types of 'curb'.

Derivatives of curb

restrictive, restriction, check, limitation, bridle, curb are derivatives of 'curb'.

Curb as "to put down by force or authority"

Under this definition, curb is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stamp down, inhibit, conquer, suppress, subdue have the same meaning as 'curb'

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of hold in, contain, control, check, hold, moderate, curb.

Types of curb

stifle, silence, hush, smother, blink away, choke off, choke down, choke back, quieten, shut up, hush up, burke, quell, dampen, blink, stifle, squelch, silence, quench, still, muffle, strangle, repress, wink are types of 'curb'.

Derivatives of curb

suppression, suppresser, inhibition, stifling, curtailment, conqueror, vanquisher, subduer, overcomer, surmounter, suppressor, crushing, suppressive, conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation, prohibition, forbiddance, quelling are derivatives of 'curb'.

Curb as "keep to the curb"

Under this definition, curb is a verb and has the following properties:

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of encumber, cumber, restrain, constrain.

Derivatives of curb

curbing, kerb, curb are derivatives of 'curb'.

Example of curb used within this context

"curb your dogs"

Curb as "lessen the intensity of, temper, hold in restraint, hold or keep within limits"

Under this definition, curb is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hold in, contain, control, check, hold, moderate have the same meaning as 'curb'

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of restrain, keep, hold back, keep back.

Types of curb

mortify, subdue, restrain, confine, stamp down, inhibit, conquer, abnegate, counteract, suppress, throttle, trammel, limit, subdue, curb, damp, deny, train, restrict, thermostat, bate, catch, countercheck, crucify, bound, restrict are types of 'curb'.

Derivatives of curb

moderation, control, mastery, command, moderateness, check, bridle, curb are derivatives of 'curb'.

Curb as "a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse"

Under this definition, curb is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

curb bit has the same meaning as curb

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of bit.

Curb as "an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)"

Under this definition, curb is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

curbing, kerb have the same meaning as 'curb'

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of edge.

Parts of curb

curbstone, kerbstone are parts of 'curb'.

Derivatives of curb

curb is a derivative of curb.

Curb as "the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess"

Under this definition, curb is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

check, bridle have the same meaning as 'curb'

curb as a type

'curb' can be a type of restraint.

Derivatives of curb

curtail, cut back, hold in, contain, restrict, curb, control, condition, train, check, discipline, hold, moderate are derivatives of 'curb'.