Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curbing

1 sense of curbing

Sense 1
curb, curbing, kerb -- (an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter))
       => edge -- (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb curb

4 senses of curb

Sense 1
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")
       => restrain, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")

Sense 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")
       => 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")

Sense 3
curb -- (keep to the curb; "curb your dogs")
       => restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain -- (hold back)

Sense 4
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back -- (place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school")
       => limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")