Curb (Verb)
Meaning 1
Keep to the curb; "curb your dogs".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Damp
- Conquer
- Crucify
- Mortify
- Deny
- Catch
- Bate
- Stamp Down
- Train
- Thermostat
- Countercheck
- Counteract
- Abnegate
- Suppress
- Subdue