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curb
Overview of noun curb
The noun curb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) curb, curbing, kerb -- (an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter))
2. curb, curb bit -- (a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse)
3. American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb -- (a stock exchange in New York)
4. bridle, check, curb -- (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper")
Overview of verb curb
The verb curb has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (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")
2. (2) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")
3. curb -- (keep to the curb; "curb your dogs")
4. restrict, curtail, curb, cut back -- (place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
=> edge
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
curb, curb bit
=> bit
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
INSTANCE OF=> stock exchange, stock market, securities market
=> exchange
=> workplace, work
=> geographic point, geographical point
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
bridle, check, curb
=> restraint
=> control
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun curb
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
=> edge
Sense 2
curb, curb bit
=> bit
Sense 3
American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
INSTANCE OF=> stock exchange, stock market, securities market
Sense 4
bridle, check, curb
=> restraint
Antonyms of noun curb
Member Holonyms of noun curb
Substance Holonyms of noun curb
Part Holonyms of noun curb
Member Meronyms of noun curb
Substance Meronyms of noun curb
Part Meronyms of noun curb
1 of 4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
HAS PART: curbstone, kerbstone
Meronyms of noun curb
1 of 4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
HAS PART: curbstone, kerbstone
Holonyms of noun curb
Attributes of noun curb
Derived Forms of noun curb
2 of 4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
RELATED TO>(verb) curb#3
=> curb
Sense 4
bridle, check, curb
RELATED TO>(verb) curb#4
=> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
RELATED TO>(verb) curb#1
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Domain of noun curb
Domain Terms of noun curb
Familiarity of noun curb
curb used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
> edge
=> bevel, cant, chamfer
=> bezel
=> brim, rim, lip
=> curb, curbing, kerb
=> deckle edge, deckle
=> featheredge
=> knife edge, cutting edge
=> leading edge
=> milling
=> razor edge
=> trailing edge
Sense 2
curb, curb bit
> bit
=> bar bit
=> bridoon
=> curb, curb bit
=> Pelham
=> snaffle, snaffle bit
Sense 3
American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
> stock exchange, stock market, securities market
HAS INSTANCE=> American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
HAS INSTANCE=> Bourse
HAS INSTANCE=> curb market
HAS INSTANCE=> New York Stock Exchange, N. Y. Stock Exchange, NYSE, big board
HAS INSTANCE=> over-the-counter market, OTC market
Sense 4
bridle, check, curb
> restraint
=> collar, leash
=> damper
=> bridle, check, curb
=> immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing
=> confinement
=> containment
=> suppression, curtailment
=> restraint of trade
=> restriction
Meronyms of noun curb
3 of 4 senses of curb
Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb
HAS PART: curbstone, kerbstone
=> edge
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
curb, curb bit
=> bit
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun curb
Grep of noun curb
curb
curb bit
curb market
curb roof
curb service
curbing
curbside
curbstone
Antonyms of verb curb
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 3
curb
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curb
3 of 4 senses of curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 2
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> wink, blink, blink away
=> stifle, dampen
=> choke off, choke down, choke back
=> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
=> burke
=> silence
=> squelch, quell, quench
=> smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> abridge
=> immobilize, immobilise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
Sense 2
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 3
curb
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
'Cause To' of verb curb
Derived Forms of verb curb
3 of 4 senses of curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
RELATED TO>(noun) curb#4
=> bridle, check, curb
Sense 3
curb
RELATED TO>(noun) curb#1
=> curb, curbing, kerb
Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
RELATED TO>(noun) curb#4
=> bridle, check, curb
Domain of verb curb
Domain Terms of verb curb
Familiarity of verb curb
curb used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
curb
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb curb
4 senses of curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> hold
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up, suppress
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 2
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 3
curb
> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> curb
=> clog
Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> hold down
=> number, keep down
=> cap
=> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> demarcate, delimit, delimitate
=> content
=> ration
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb curb
Sense 1
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
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Sense 2
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
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Sense 3
curb
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
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Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
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Grep of verb curb
curb
Grep of adj curb
curbed
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