curb
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(verb) keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" |
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Related Words: constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain |
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(noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) |
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Synonyms: kerb |
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Related Words: edge |
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(noun) a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse |
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Synonyms: curb bit |
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Related Words: bit |
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(verb) place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" |
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Synonyms: curtail, cut back, restrict |
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Related Words: circumscribe, confine, immobilize, limit |
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(noun) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" |
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Synonyms: bridle, check |
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Related Words: restraint |
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(noun) a stock exchange in New York |
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Synonyms: AMEX, American Stock Exchange |
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Related Words: securities market, stock exchange, stock market |
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(verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires" |
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Synonyms: conquer, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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Related Words: blink, blink away, burke, check, choke back, choke down, choke off, contain, control, curb, dampen, hold, hold in, hush, hush up, moderate, muffle, quell, quieten, shut up, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, still, wink |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: check, contain, control, hold, hold in, moderate |
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Related Words: bate, bound, catch, confine, conquer, counteract, countercheck, curb, deny, hold back, inhibit, keep, keep back, limit, mortify, restrain, restrain, restrict, stamp down, subdue, suppress, thermostat, throttle, train, trammel |
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