Words and phrases that have a meaning related to curb: (201 results)
Often used in the same context:
curtail, rein, stem, reduce, tamp down, clamp, quell, prevent, restrain, counteract, discourage, lessen, restrict, halt, forestall, stop, thwart, minimize, eradicate, avert, stanch, mitigate, alleviate, limit, regulate, spur, quash, defuse, stave off, combating, deter, tackle, eliminate, squelch, avoid, dampen, clampdown, enforce, encourage, rampant, stimulate, toughen, relieve, counter, ameliorate, criminalize, crack, suppress, stymie, counterbalance, protect, tighten, constrain, zero tolerance, brakes, slash, decriminalize, stabilize, abate, liberalize, reverse, uncurbed, ratchet, impose, undo, stifle, assuage, legalize, halve, block, ditch, bolster, crackdown, punish, pacify, insulate, neutralize, aggravate, ease, safeguard, excessive, revive, penalize, trim, cerate, anti, allay, banish, outlaw, legislate, tame, stoke, overgrowing, accelerate, soften, exacerbate, dissuade, diminish, appease, measures, impede, reflate, curbs, door, fence, handle, bulkhead, bar, pier, rail, railing, bolt, buttress, edge, gate, handrail, wall, bench, cover, embankment, flange, massy, carat, ponderous, anvil, baking, beveled, bevelled, cap, cone, consecrated, covered, detachable, edged, flat, flattish, hearth, holed, lamb, pond'rous, shaped
More specific:
bate, blink, blink away, bound, burke, catch, choke back, choke down, choke off, confine, conquer, countercheck, immobilize, inhibit, muffle, silence, smother, stamp down, subdue, thermostat, throttle, train, trammel, wink
Appears in the definition of:
align, bridoon, curbside, curbstone, kerbstone, kerb crawler, pelham, snaffle, snaffle bit, untoward, waiting
More general:
Also try:bit, check, circumscribe, contain, control, cumber, encumber, hold, hold back, hold in, keep, keep back, moderate, restraint, securities market, stock exchange, stock market
— Adjectives for curb: well, concrete, opposite, strong, high, effective, low, wooden, only, right, far, more...
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