curb

a curb on government borrowing.

legislation to curb wildcat strikes.

Keep a curb on your anger.

the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters.

a taxi that shaved the curb;

She put a curb on her spending.

We can curb juvenile delinquency by education.

you must make a concerted effort to curb this.

sweeping measures to curb official graft.

stopped at the curb, then crossed over.

I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.

High interest rates put a curb on spending.

plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing.

she promised she would curb her temper.

The boy sat on the curb and watched the cars go by.

legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session.

He had difficulty restraining his curiosity. Tocurb is to restrain as if with reins:

He argues, preposterously, that climate change can be curbed without spending much money.

was buried with indecent haste;indecorous behavior;language unbecoming to a lady;unseemly to use profanity;moved to curb their untoward ribaldry.

Quiet, roomy cabin and off-road adeptness overshadowed by cumbersome curb weight, soft suspenders, and a tacky dash.

My heart was pounding mightily. I couldn't curb its pulsations.

You can see that this is a curb.

The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted.

You may have to curb your chronic stress.

Will 2014 see attempts to curb data collection?

It happened when I attempted to step up a curb.

Both sides want to curb climate change.

Hunger and extreme poverty curb human potential in every possible way.

You must curb your excessive spending, or you will become penniless.

Singapore announced a series of stringent measures in a bid to curb rising coronavirus infections.