āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ, āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
the raised edge at the side of a street, usually made of stone
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The construction crew repaired the damaged curb after the winter storms.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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a means of restraint or control
03
a horse's bit equipped with a chain or strap to control the animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Proper adjustment of the curb ensures better control.
to curb
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to limit or control by placing restrictions on something
Transitive: to curb sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Parents often set rules to curb excessive screen time for their children.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to lessen the intensity of something or keep it under control, often through restraint or inhibition
Transitive: to curb intensity of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The new regulations aim to curb the spread of misinformation on social media platforms.
āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĨāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to guide a dog to the edge of the sidewalk or street so it can relieve itself
DialectAmerican
AmericanTransitive: to curb a dog
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The owner curbed the dog at the park so it could do its business.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
