curbed

Meanings

• Verb

  To restrain or check the growth, expansion, or movement of something, especially a horse.

  - "He curbed his horse before crossing the stream."
  - "The teacher curbed the student's misbehavior."
  - "The construction project was curbed due to budget constraints."

• Verb

  To limit or reduce something, especially an activity or behavior.

  - "The government curbed its spending."
  - "Parents need to curb their children's screen time."
  - "The company curbed its production to meet demand."

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Synonyms

bow , flex , incurvate , behedge , curtail , limit , bend , fawn , stoop , curb stomp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with curbed
herbed , served , perked , worked

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Variants

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curb , curbed , curbing , curbs

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Forms

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curbeds, curbing, curbedly

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to turn a horse's head' or 'to rein in a horse'. Derived from Old French 'curber', meaning 'to turn'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'curb' is also used to refer to a raised edge or lip on a sidewalk or roadway.

2. In architecture, a curb is a projecting piece of stone or brick used to protect the edge of a building or structure.

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Related Concepts

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1. restraint: The act of holding back or controlling an impulse, action, or behavior.

2. control: The power or ability to manage, direct, or regulate something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'curbed' is often used metaphorically to describe restraint or control, such as in John Donne's poem 'A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning', where he writes, 'Yet do I think that in my mind, I see / Curbs and motes in my remembrance, where / I cannot pass without a monument / Of thee: and to enshrine thee there.'

How to Memorize "curbed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a horse being reined in or a hand turning a steering wheel to curb a car.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of reining in or controlling something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' to remember the meaning of the word.

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