Definition for Curb:

• To subdue; restrain; control by a curb.

Synonyms for Curb:

• adj.

  •edge (adjective)
  • ledge,
  • lip.

• n.

  •
  • confines,
  • range.
  •
  • restriction,
  • limited,
  • deal with.
  •
  • gutter.
  •
  • cure,
  • regulate.
  •artifact (noun)
  • kerb,
  • curb,
  • curbing.
  •bound (noun)
  • bound.
  •brake (noun)
  • retarding devices.
  •bridle (noun)
  • head-stalls,
  • hackamores,
  • head-stall,
  • headstalls,
  • head stall,
  • head stalls.
  •check (noun)
  • re buffs,
  • re buff,
  • dis-appointments,
  • re-versal,
  • re-strainer,
  • dis appointments,
  • re versal,
  • dis appointment,
  • re-buffs,
  • re-buff,
  • re-strainers,
  • re strainers,
  • dis-appointment,
  • re-verse,
  • re strainer,
  • re verse.
  •choke back (noun)
  • choke.
  •circumscription (noun)
  • curbings.
  •confinement (noun)
  • de limitation,
  • constrainments,
  • de limitations,
  • boundings,
  • immurations,
  • de-limitation,
  • de-limitations.
  •conquer (noun)
  • conquer.
  •control (noun)
  • containments,
  • containment,
  • subjection,
  • wire pulling,
  • juice,
  • predomination.
  •curb (noun)
  • stamp down,
  • curb bit,
  • hold,
  • subdue,
  • curtail,
  • cut back.
  •cut back (noun)
  • cut.
  •deterrent (noun)
  • dis-incentive,
  • de fenses,
  • dis incentives,
  • dis-incentives,
  • de-fenses,
  • dis incentive.
  •discipline (noun)
  • self government,
  • self commands,
  • self-commands,
  • self restraint,
  • self mastery,
  • self-masteries,
  • selfmasteries,
  • selfcommand,
  • self masteries,
  • selfmastery,
  • self command,
  • selfcommands,
  • selfgovernment,
  • domestications,
  • selfrestraint,
  • self control,
  • inculcations.
  •edge (noun)
  • fence,
  • periphery,
  • boundary,
  • perimeter,
  • extremity,
  • fringe,
  • sharpness,
  • precipice,
  • tip,
  • ring,
  • border,
  • margin,
  • frontier limit,
  • side,
  • brim,
  • brink,
  • coast,
  • outline.
  •edging (noun)
  • borderlines.
  •exchange (noun)
  • big boards,
  • ex change,
  • the streets,
  • ex-changes,
  • the big boards,
  • ex-change,
  • ex changes,
  • over counter.
  •fight back (noun)
  • fight.
  •rejection (noun)
  • refusal.
  •restraining device; check (noun)
  • chain,
  • barrier,
  • hindrance.
  •restraint (noun)
  • straitjacket,
  • straitjackets,
  • discouragement,
  • pinions.
  •restriction (noun)
  • no nos,
  • excess baggages,
  • nono's,
  • re striction,
  • small difficulties,
  • grain salt,
  • no no's,
  • re strictions,
  • nono,
  • re-striction,
  • ball chain,
  • re-strictions.
  •rim (noun)
  • out lines,
  • out-lines,
  • out line,
  • out-line.
  •snag (noun)
  • the rubs,
  • tight spots.
  •stop (noun)
  • kibosh.
  •wall (noun)
  • sur faces,
  • sur face,
  • sur-face.

• v.

  •abstain (verb)
  • re fused,
  • sat one hands,
  • fencesat,
  • passes up,
  • fence-sat,
  • sat ones hands,
  • sits the fence,
  • went on wagon,
  • sat the fence,
  • gives go by,
  • sits hands,
  • going wagon,
  • taking pledge,
  • fencesit,
  • re-fuse,
  • sate one hands,
  • sits one hands,
  • sate on hands,
  • going the wagon,
  • sate fence,
  • goes wagon,
  • sitting ones hands,
  • giving the go by,
  • went wagon,
  • sitting hands,
  • sate on fence,
  • sat on fence,
  • taking cure,
  • sitting the fence,
  • going on wagon,
  • sits on hands,
  • sits fence,
  • fencesits,
  • sitting on one hands,
  • sit fence,
  • went on the wagon,
  • keeping from,
  • sat hands,
  • sit on one hands,
  • de clines,
  • sit one hands,
  • re fuse,
  • sits out,
  • takes cure,
  • fence-sits,
  • sat on one hands,
  • sit on hands,
  • sate ones hands,
  • going on the wagon,
  • sate hands,
  • sat on one's hands,
  • de-cline,
  • sit hands,
  • sate the fence,
  • re-fuses,
  • took cure,
  • go on wagon,
  • gave go by,
  • fence sit,
  • sit on ones hands,
  • sitting one's hands,
  • sate on ones hands,
  • sate on one's hands,
  • gave the go by,
  • taking the pledge,
  • denied oneself,
  • sits on ones hands,
  • took pledge,
  • sate one's hands,
  • sit ones hands,
  • sits on one hands,
  • goes on wagon,
  • fence sat,
  • sate out,
  • takes pledge,
  • re fusing,
  • sits ones hands,
  • de cline,
  • gives the go by,
  • sits on fence,
  • de-clines,
  • give go by,
  • fencesitting,
  • sit the fence,
  • goes the wagon,
  • sate on the fence,
  • sits on one's hands,
  • giving go by,
  • fence sitting,
  • sitting one hands,
  • sitting on ones hands,
  • sitting fence,
  • sat on ones hands,
  • sat on hands,
  • took the cure,
  • sitting out,
  • go wagon,
  • denies oneself,
  • sitting on one's hands,
  • sits on the fence,
  • sat one's hands,
  • fence sits,
  • takes the cure,
  • sat on the fence,
  • take pledge,
  • takes the pledge,
  • take cure,
  • keeps from,
  • went the wagon,
  • go the wagon,
  • re-fusing,
  • denying oneself,
  • sitting on the fence,
  • re-fused,
  • sits one's hands,
  • goes on the wagon,
  • sitting on fence,
  • passing up,
  • sate on one hands,
  • sat fence,
  • re fuses,
  • sit one's hands,
  • sitting on hands,
  • kept from.
  •adjourn (verb)
  • post pone,
  • dis-continues,
  • re cesses,
  • pro-roguing,
  • re cessing,
  • post-pones,
  • holds over,
  • pro rogues,
  • pro roguing,
  • dis-continue,
  • dis continued,
  • dis continues,
  • pro rogue,
  • re cessed,
  • re-cessing,
  • pro-rogued,
  • dis continuing,
  • post-pone,
  • re-cess,
  • re cess,
  • pro-rogues,
  • dis-continuing,
  • dis-continued,
  • post pones,
  • pro-rogue,
  • pro rogued,
  • re-cesses,
  • re-cessed,
  • dis continue.
  •bottle up (verb)
  • brings to naught,
  • holds in,
  • keeps secret,
  • boxing up,
  • coops up,
  • brought to naught,
  • shutting in,
  • keeping secret,
  • brought naught,
  • boxes up,
  • bring naught,
  • shuts in,
  • bringing to naught,
  • kept feeling inside oneself,
  • boxed up,
  • cooping up,
  • holds down,
  • bringing naught,
  • brings naught,
  • keeps feeling inside oneself,
  • keeping feeling inside oneself.
  •bridle (verb)
  • keeps in check,
  • keeping check,
  • sub due,
  • sub-due,
  • kept in check,
  • keeps check,
  • kept check,
  • sub-dues,
  • keep check,
  • sub dues.
  •chasten (verb)
  • had on carpet,
  • re-proved,
  • hadst on the carpet,
  • ex probating,
  • up-braid,
  • be-rates,
  • tongue lashes,
  • co wed,
  • has on carpet,
  • up-braids,
  • be-rated,
  • having carpet,
  • be-rate,
  • tongue-lashes,
  • ex probated,
  • has on the carpet,
  • haddest on the carpet,
  • up braid,
  • takes task,
  • re prove,
  • called down,
  • fulminating against,
  • taking to task,
  • co-wed,
  • ex-probates,
  • tonguelashes,
  • have on carpet,
  • haddest on carpet,
  • re-proving,
  • have the carpet,
  • took to task,
  • ex-probating,
  • re-proves,
  • haddest the carpet,
  • having the carpet,
  • hast carpet,
  • be rated,
  • hadst the carpet,
  • has carpet,
  • had the carpet,
  • hast the carpet,
  • hath on carpet,
  • exprobating,
  • re proves,
  • hath carpet,
  • ex-probate,
  • up-braided,
  • calls down,
  • having on the carpet,
  • hast on the carpet,
  • exprobates,
  • tongue-lashed,
  • take task,
  • re-prove,
  • ex probate,
  • has the carpet,
  • up braids,
  • be rating,
  • be rate,
  • up-braiding,
  • hadst on carpet,
  • have carpet,
  • re proving,
  • ex-probated,
  • takes to task,
  • tonguelashing,
  • taking task,
  • took task,
  • fulminates against,
  • tonguelashed,
  • haddest carpet,
  • be-rating,
  • tonguelash,
  • hath on the carpet,
  • tongue lashing,
  • tongue lashed,
  • hast on carpet,
  • hadst carpet,
  • had on the carpet,
  • exprobated,
  • up braided,
  • having on carpet,
  • co-wing,
  • be rates,
  • fulminated against,
  • hath the carpet,
  • co wing,
  • ex probates,
  • had carpet,
  • re proved.
  •check (verb)
  • pre-venting,
  • re-buffing,
  • nip in bud,
  • pre-vented,
  • counter-act,
  • slows down,
  • re pulses,
  • slackens pace,
  • slackening pace,
  • re pulse,
  • re pulsing,
  • Bitting,
  • re pulsed,
  • nip the bud,
  • counter acting,
  • counter acts,
  • re-pulsing,
  • re-pulse,
  • re-duces,
  • pre vent,
  • pre-vents,
  • pre venting,
  • pre vents,
  • slackened pace,
  • re-buffed,
  • counter act,
  • counter acted,
  • re-duce,
  • played for time,
  • re buffed,
  • re-pulsed,
  • slowing down,
  • counter-acted,
  • re-pulses,
  • pre-vent,
  • reining in,
  • nip bud,
  • re buffing,
  • re duce,
  • re duces,
  • counter-acts,
  • counter-acting.
  •clog (verb)
  • dams up,
  • dammed up,
  • stopt up,
  • entrammeling,
  • stopping up,
  • entrammeled,
  • damming up,
  • entrammels.
  •command (verb)
  • over bore,
  • reigning over,
  • co-aching,
  • over bears,
  • super-intends,
  • ex-act,
  • super intending,
  • over-rode,
  • reigns over,
  • pre-scribing,
  • pre-scribes,
  • ex acts,
  • super intended,
  • takes over,
  • had authority,
  • pre-dominates,
  • over-bears,
  • co aching,
  • over borne,
  • co-ached,
  • super vise,
  • pre-scribed,
  • super-intending,
  • pre vail,
  • ex-acted,
  • super intend,
  • super-vise,
  • pre vails,
  • pre dominates,
  • pre-dominated,
  • holding office,
  • pre scribe,
  • pre scribing,
  • over rode,
  • overbore,
  • pre vailed,
  • over bearing,
  • presides over,
  • held office,
  • super vised,
  • overborn,
  • super-vised,
  • pre scribes,
  • over-ridden,
  • over rides,
  • over-rides,
  • co ached,
  • over bear,
  • pre vailing,
  • hath authority,
  • ex acting,
  • pre-vail,
  • hadst authority,
  • pre-dominate,
  • holds office,
  • over riding,
  • exercised power,
  • hast authority,
  • pre-scribe,
  • pre-vails,
  • pre dominate,
  • exercises power,
  • over-bore,
  • over-riding,
  • pre dominating,
  • super-intended,
  • pre dominated,
  • reigned over,
  • ex-acts,
  • ex acted,
  • ex-acting,
  • Over-bearing,
  • took over,
  • having authority,
  • ex act,
  • super-intend,
  • exercising power,
  • super intends,
  • super vising,
  • pre-vailed,
  • over ridden,
  • over born,
  • over-born,
  • pre-dominating,
  • over ride,
  • has authority,
  • over-borne,
  • haddest authority,
  • presiding over.
  •constrain (verb)
  • cooled off,
  • dis allows,
  • kept lid on,
  • concusses,
  • cools off,
  • in tern,
  • dis allow,
  • dis-allows,
  • in-tern,
  • dis-allow,
  • keeping lid on,
  • putting half nelson on,
  • keeps lid on,
  • dis allowed,
  • dis allowing,
  • puts half nelson on,
  • dis-allowing,
  • dis-allowed,
  • in terns,
  • in-terns.
  •constrict (verb)
  • astringes,
  • drew together,
  • Astringed,
  • draws together.
  •contain (verb)
  • simmering down,
  • simmered down,
  • simmers down.
  •cut back (verb)
  • re trenches,
  • marks off,
  • re-trenches,
  • re-trench,
  • re trenched,
  • re trenching,
  • re-trenching,
  • re-trenched,
  • re trench.
  •dampen (verb)
  • de adens,
  • de-aden,
  • dis-mayed,
  • de aden,
  • de press,
  • de-pressing,
  • de pressed,
  • de-presses,
  • dis mayed,
  • de-adens,
  • dis mays,
  • dis-mays,
  • dis-may,
  • de presses,
  • de pressing,
  • dis-maying,
  • de-pressed,
  • de-press,
  • dis may,
  • dis maying.
  •de-motivate (verb)
  • throttle,
  • daunt,
  • dissuade,
  • de-motivate,
  • depress,
  • dishearten.
  •decrease (verb)
  • de cays,
  • de generated,
  • de-crease,
  • sub sides,
  • de-cay,
  • de-cays,
  • sub sided,
  • tailed off,
  • slacks off,
  • de generate,
  • de valuates,
  • de generating,
  • de-generated,
  • de-creased,
  • slacked off,
  • narrowing down,
  • de creased,
  • runs low,
  • sub-sided,
  • de valuating,
  • dries up,
  • de crease,
  • sub-siding,
  • running low,
  • de cay,
  • sub-sides,
  • narrows down,
  • losing edge,
  • de-creasing,
  • sub siding,
  • de creases,
  • de-valuates,
  • tails off,
  • wore away,
  • de-generating,
  • dieing down,
  • lost edge,
  • sub side,
  • sub-side,
  • de valuated,
  • narrowed down,
  • de-creases,
  • de-valuating,
  • de creasing,
  • de-generate,
  • de-valuate,
  • loses edge,
  • de generates,
  • de-valuated,
  • de-generates,
  • de valuate.
  •define (verb)
  • de-fined,
  • de-fine,
  • de fining,
  • de-fining,
  • de-lineated,
  • fencing in,
  • walling in,
  • setting bounds to,
  • staked out,
  • de lineated,
  • sets bounds to,
  • sur rounded,
  • stakes out,
  • sur-rounding,
  • sur rounding,
  • fences in,
  • de fine,
  • de-lineate,
  • walls in,
  • sur-rounded,
  • de-fines,
  • marked out,
  • de lineate,
  • de fined,
  • marks out,
  • walled in,
  • de fines.
  •delay (verb)
  • de-lays,
  • inter-fere,
  • de-tain,
  • de lays,
  • de-lay,
  • laid over,
  • pro-longing,
  • pro tract,
  • inter fere,
  • inter-feres,
  • de-laying,
  • intermits,
  • de laying,
  • bode time,
  • pro-longed,
  • pro-tracts,
  • biding time,
  • pro longing,
  • de tains,
  • pro-longs,
  • de tain,
  • pro-long,
  • pro long,
  • pro tracts,
  • pro-tract,
  • inter feres,
  • gains time,
  • bided time,
  • gained time,
  • lays over,
  • dilly dally,
  • bides time,
  • laying over,
  • pro longs,
  • gaining time,
  • de lay,
  • de-tains.
  •deny (verb)
  • dis proves,
  • dis-avowing,
  • re-canted,
  • be-grudged,
  • dis-believe,
  • dis-card,
  • not buying,
  • dis-acknowledge,
  • takes exception to,
  • dis-proving,
  • dis claim,
  • took exception to,
  • dis owning,
  • dis-believes,
  • dis believes,
  • dis cards,
  • be grudge,
  • dis carding,
  • re butting,
  • dis-avowed,
  • dis-proved,
  • enjoining from,
  • dis acknowledged,
  • dis-carding,
  • dis believe,
  • dis claiming,
  • not bought,
  • dis avowing,
  • dis-acknowledged,
  • dis-claims,
  • be-grudging,
  • be-grudge,
  • dis card,
  • dis acknowledge,
  • calls on,
  • dis prove,
  • dis-carded,
  • dis-believed,
  • re butted,
  • dis-acknowledges,
  • dis-claim,
  • turns thumbs down,
  • dis avow,
  • dis-owned,
  • dis-credits,
  • dis proving,
  • dis-credited,
  • dis-avows,
  • dis-cards,
  • dis-owning,
  • dis-claimed,
  • dis-avow,
  • dis-believing,
  • enjoined from,
  • dis carded,
  • turning thumbs down,
  • dis avows,
  • re-butted,
  • dis acknowledging,
  • dis credit,
  • not buys,
  • be grudging,
  • dis credits,
  • dis-claiming,
  • re-butting,
  • dis acknowledges,
  • dis-crediting,
  • says no to,
  • dis-prove,
  • dis believed,
  • be grudges,
  • dis avowed,
  • dis claimed,
  • dis-proves,
  • said no to,
  • taking exception to,
  • dis believing,
  • re canting,
  • be grudged,
  • turned thumbs down,
  • dis credited,
  • enjoins from,
  • dis proved,
  • saying no to,
  • dis owned,
  • dis crediting,
  • re canted,
  • re-canting,
  • dis claims,
  • dis-credit,
  • be-grudges,
  • dis-acknowledging.
  •discourage (verb)
  • dis inclining,
  • dis favor,
  • dis-advises,
  • dis-inclining,
  • dis countenancing,
  • talked out of,
  • dis-courage,
  • dis advising,
  • dis-favored,
  • indisposes,
  • dis favors,
  • dis-countenances,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • dis-favor,
  • dis inclined,
  • dis-favors,
  • dis incline,
  • dis countenance,
  • dis-courages,
  • dis-favoring,
  • dis advises,
  • in-disposing,
  • disadvised,
  • in disposed,
  • dis-countenance,
  • threw cold water on,
  • throws cold water on,
  • dis-incline,
  • dis inclines,
  • throwing cold water on,
  • dis favoring,
  • dis-inclined,
  • in disposes,
  • dis countenances,
  • in dispose,
  • disadvising,
  • dis advised,
  • dis-countenancing,
  • dis favored,
  • talks out of,
  • dis advise,
  • in-disposed,
  • in-dispose,
  • dis-inclines,
  • dis courage,
  • dis courages,
  • dis-advising,
  • in-disposes,
  • turns aside,
  • in disposing,
  • dis countenanced,
  • dis-advised,
  • dis-advise,
  • disadvises.
  •dulcify (verb)
  • dulcorates,
  • dulcorated,
  • dulcorating.
  •fetter (verb)
  • hanged up,
  • holds captive,
  • threw monkey wrench in,
  • holding captive,
  • hangs up,
  • dragging feet,
  • throws monkey wrench in,
  • held captive,
  • puts straitjacket on,
  • putting straitjacket on,
  • throwing monkey wrench in,
  • hanging up,
  • drags feet,
  • dragged feet.
  •fight back/fight off (verb)
  • holds at bay,
  • keeping bay,
  • holding at bay,
  • puts fight,
  • holds bay,
  • keeping at bay,
  • put fight,
  • hold bay,
  • keeps at bay,
  • putting fight,
  • re plying,
  • holding bay,
  • beats off,
  • re plied,
  • held bay,
  • keep bay,
  • puts up fight,
  • putting up fight,
  • beating off,
  • kept bay,
  • fended off,
  • keeps bay,
  • held at bay,
  • re-plying,
  • re-plied.
  •foil (verb)
  • dis-concerting,
  • de feat,
  • gave the run-around,
  • gives run-around,
  • got around,
  • give slip,
  • upsetting the apple cart,
  • giving the run-around,
  • bollixes,
  • runs circles around,
  • gat around,
  • shuffled off,
  • juking,
  • gives run around,
  • giving run around,
  • dis-appoints,
  • gave the runaround,
  • runs rings around,
  • dis-appointing,
  • out-witting,
  • dis concert,
  • dis appoints,
  • gave run-around,
  • dis appointed,
  • out witting,
  • upsets the apple cart,
  • give run-around,
  • dis-concerted,
  • running rings around,
  • giving the runaround,
  • out witted,
  • out wits,
  • dis concerting,
  • gives the run around,
  • giving the run around,
  • gave the slip,
  • upsets apple cart,
  • giving runaround,
  • shuffles off,
  • de-feat,
  • dis concerts,
  • gets around,
  • shuffling off,
  • dis-appointed,
  • gives slip,
  • give runaround,
  • running circles around,
  • buffaloing,
  • dis-concerts,
  • out-wit,
  • gave the run around,
  • giving slip,
  • upsetting apple cart,
  • gave runaround,
  • giving the slip,
  • de feats,
  • giving run-around,
  • dis-concert,
  • out-wits,
  • gives runaround,
  • dis concerted,
  • dis-appoint,
  • dis appointing,
  • gives the run-around,
  • dis appoint,
  • gotten around,
  • gave run around,
  • ran circles around,
  • juked,
  • gives the slip,
  • ran rings around,
  • de-feats,
  • gave slip,
  • gives the runaround.
  •forbear (verb)
  • going easy,
  • goes easy,
  • went easy.
  •gag (verb)
  • corks up,
  • tapes up,
  • putting the lid on,
  • tonguetied,
  • keeps the lid on,
  • tonguetie,
  • puts the lid on,
  • tongue-tying,
  • tonguetying,
  • taping up,
  • kept the lid on,
  • tongue-ties,
  • puts lid on,
  • putting lid on,
  • taped up,
  • tongue ties,
  • tongue tying,
  • tongue tied,
  • tongueties,
  • keeping the lid on.
  •govern (verb)
  • getting the better of,
  • in cline,
  • got better of,
  • gat better of,
  • in-cline,
  • under-lying,
  • dis-pose,
  • directionalized,
  • dis-posed,
  • pre-disposed,
  • dis posed,
  • got the better of,
  • gotten better of,
  • under-lied,
  • gets the better of,
  • get better of,
  • gotten the better of,
  • in clines,
  • under-lay,
  • pre-disposes,
  • pre disposes,
  • pre disposing,
  • pre-disposing,
  • directionalizes,
  • dis-posing,
  • gat the better of,
  • pre-dispose,
  • getting better of,
  • pre dispose,
  • dis pose,
  • underlied,
  • under-lain,
  • under lay,
  • under lied,
  • directionalizing,
  • dis posing,
  • under lain,
  • gets better of,
  • in-clines.
  •halt (verb)
  • brought to an end,
  • calling it a day,
  • brought to end,
  • bring an end,
  • brought end,
  • brings to end,
  • bringing end,
  • bringing to end,
  • bring standstill,
  • blows whistle on,
  • call day,
  • coming end,
  • brought standstill,
  • bringing an end,
  • calls it a day,
  • come an end,
  • brought to standstill,
  • calls it day,
  • brought an end,
  • comes end,
  • bringing standstill,
  • called a day,
  • called day,
  • cooled it,
  • brings end,
  • calling day,
  • calls day,
  • calls a day,
  • coming to an end,
  • brings to standstill,
  • cooling it,
  • calling a day,
  • blowing the whistle on,
  • ceases fire,
  • blew whistle on,
  • blows the whistle on,
  • call it day,
  • bringing to standstill,
  • coming an end,
  • brings an end,
  • coming to end,
  • came to an end,
  • ceased fire,
  • came end,
  • come to end,
  • bringing to an end,
  • bring end,
  • ceasing fire,
  • puts cork in,
  • re sting,
  • come end,
  • comes to end,
  • drops anchor,
  • closes down,
  • stands still,
  • called it day,
  • comes to an end,
  • dropped anchor,
  • came to end,
  • re-sting,
  • blowing whistle on,
  • calling it day,
  • brings standstill,
  • put cork in,
  • brings to an end,
  • dropt anchor,
  • stood still,
  • puts a cork in,
  • blew the whistle on,
  • cools it,
  • came an end,
  • called it a day,
  • comes an end.
  •hamper (verb)
  • cramps ones style,
  • drag one feet,
  • dragging ones feet,
  • in-conveniences,
  • cramping ones style,
  • cramps one's style,
  • get way,
  • cramps style,
  • dragged one's feet,
  • gat in the way,
  • ties one's hands,
  • gets the way,
  • drags one feet,
  • dragged one feet,
  • drags one's feet,
  • got the way,
  • drag ones feet,
  • tied ones hands,
  • gotten the way,
  • getting in the way,
  • dragging one's feet,
  • cramp ones style,
  • got in the way,
  • tying hands,
  • dragging one feet,
  • ties one hands,
  • getting in way,
  • tied one hands,
  • cramping one style,
  • gotten way,
  • gets in way,
  • in conveniences,
  • cramping style,
  • cramped one's style,
  • tying one's hands,
  • cramped one style,
  • gat the way,
  • tie hands,
  • cramps one style,
  • drags ones feet,
  • tied one's hands,
  • got in way,
  • get the way,
  • cramped ones style,
  • gotten in way,
  • in-convenience,
  • get in way,
  • tie one hands,
  • cramping one's style,
  • getting way,
  • tied hands,
  • cramp one style,
  • gat in way,
  • dragged ones feet,
  • cramped style,
  • tying one hands,
  • got way,
  • gat way,
  • gotten in the way,
  • getting the way,
  • ties hands,
  • gets way,
  • tying ones hands,
  • ties ones hands,
  • tie ones hands,
  • gets in the way.
  •handcuff (verb)
  • incing.
  •harness (verb)
  • out fitting,
  • puts in harness,
  • put harness,
  • puts harness,
  • out-fit,
  • out-fitted,
  • out-fitting,
  • putting in harness,
  • renders useful,
  • makes productive,
  • made productive,
  • out-fits,
  • putting harness,
  • out fitted,
  • rendering useful,
  • making productive,
  • out fit,
  • rendered useful,
  • out fits.
  •hinder (verb)
  • crimp,
  • impair,
  • handicap,
  • jam,
  • frustrate,
  • paralyze,
  • dam,
  • drag,
  • cripple,
  • mire,
  • stop,
  • oppose,
  • complicate,
  • congest,
  • bung,
  • bottleneck,
  • deter,
  • catch,
  • foul,
  • detain,
  • burden,
  • baffle,
  • entrap,
  • tangle,
  • entangle,
  • plug,
  • bar,
  • cramp,
  • snarl,
  • block,
  • counter,
  • interrupt,
  • hamstring.
  •hobble (verb)
  • put crimp in,
  • gimping,
  • puts a crimp in,
  • gimped,
  • putting crimp in,
  • puts crimp in,
  • putting a crimp in.
  •hog-tie (verb)
  • hog tie.
  •hold back/hold off (verb)
  • holds off.
  •peter (verb)
  • re bating,
  • re bated,
  • re-bating,
  • tailing away,
  • re-bated,
  • re bates,
  • re-bate,
  • tails away,
  • re bate,
  • tailed away.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • forbid,
  • disallow,
  • outlaw,
  • preclude,
  • reject,
  • disapprove,
  • disqualify,
  • prevent,
  • oppress,
  • prohibit,
  • ban,
  • refuse.
  •refrain (verb)
  • being temperate,
  • are temperate,
  • was temperate,
  • were temperate,
  • not did,
  • art temperate,
  • is temperate,
  • wert temperate,
  • am temperate,
  • wast temperate.
  •repress (verb)
  • over powered,
  • re-pressing,
  • jams up,
  • over coming,
  • re press,
  • re-press,
  • re-presses,
  • quelched,
  • jammed up,
  • gridlocking,
  • sub jugate,
  • over come,
  • kept under wraps,
  • over-coming,
  • keeps under wraps,
  • re presses,
  • over-comes,
  • jamming up,
  • over-powered,
  • quelching,
  • re pressing,
  • over-power,
  • keeping under wraps,
  • over powers,
  • re pressed,
  • over-powering,
  • quelches,
  • over comes,
  • over powering,
  • re-pressed.
  •repress, restrict (verb)
  • manacle,
  • cook,
  • keep tight rein on,
  • shackle,
  • retard,
  • scrub,
  • ice,
  • send up.
  •resist (verb)
  • duelled,
  • remained firm,
  • leaving alone,
  • counter vailed,
  • holding out against,
  • putting a fight,
  • re mains,
  • re maining,
  • struggles against,
  • dieing hard,
  • dying hard,
  • counter vailing,
  • struggled against,
  • counter vail,
  • dies hard,
  • re main,
  • struggling against,
  • counter-vail,
  • re-mains,
  • re mained,
  • put a fight,
  • remains firm,
  • leaved alone,
  • died hard,
  • abstained from,
  • stands to,
  • remaining firm,
  • puts a fight,
  • puts up a fight,
  • putting up a fight,
  • stood to,
  • counter-vailing,
  • counter-vails,
  • counter vails,
  • leaves alone,
  • re-main,
  • counter-vailed,
  • stands up to,
  • abstaining from,
  • standing up to.
  •restrain (verb)
  • keeps down,
  • kept line,
  • re straining,
  • keeping in line,
  • re strained,
  • pro scribed,
  • re strain,
  • re-straining,
  • keeping line,
  • re strains,
  • keeping down,
  • cracking down,
  • pro-scribed,
  • cracks down,
  • choking back,
  • cracked down,
  • re-strain,
  • kept in line,
  • keep line,
  • pro-scribe,
  • pro scribes,
  • pro scribing,
  • choked back,
  • re-strains,
  • pro scribe,
  • sate on,
  • keeps in line,
  • keeps line,
  • re-strained,
  • chokes back,
  • sits on.
  •restrict (verb)
  • in closes,
  • in-closes,
  • put ice,
  • demarked,
  • pre limit,
  • keeps within bounds,
  • de-mark,
  • kept within limits,
  • de mark,
  • de-marks,
  • keeping within bounds,
  • pre limited,
  • re-strict,
  • pre-limited,
  • pre limits,
  • prelimiting,
  • keeping within limits,
  • de marks,
  • demarking,
  • pre-limits,
  • in-close,
  • keeps within limits,
  • puts on ice,
  • de-marking,
  • prelimits,
  • pre-limiting,
  • de marking,
  • demarks,
  • in closing,
  • pre limiting,
  • kept within bounds,
  • pre-limit,
  • in-closed,
  • puts ice,
  • cools down,
  • in close,
  • putting on ice,
  • in closed,
  • de-marked,
  • de marked,
  • in-closing,
  • prelimited,
  • pinned down,
  • putting ice,
  • re strict.
  •ride (verb)
  • hitching a ride,
  • thumbing ride,
  • hitches a ride,
  • tools around,
  • hitching ride,
  • thumbed a ride,
  • tooling around,
  • hitched a ride,
  • thumbs a ride,
  • wast supported,
  • hitched ride,
  • hitches ride,
  • are supported,
  • wert supported,
  • hitch ride,
  • is supported,
  • was supported,
  • were supported,
  • am supported,
  • tooled around,
  • art supported,
  • thumbs ride,
  • being supported,
  • thumbed ride,
  • thumb ride.
  •rule (verb)
  • cracks whip,
  • holds reins,
  • ran the show,
  • holding reins,
  • wert in drivers seat,
  • are authority,
  • am drivers seat,
  • cracked whip,
  • be in drivers seat,
  • sit top of,
  • sitting top of,
  • is drivers seat,
  • sate top of,
  • were in power,
  • held reins,
  • wast in driver's seat,
  • was authority,
  • is driver seat,
  • keeps under ones thumb,
  • pre sides,
  • cracks the whip,
  • crack whip,
  • de cree,
  • are in driver seat,
  • art in authority,
  • art in drivers seat,
  • pre siding,
  • being in driver's seat,
  • be power,
  • laid down the law,
  • keeping under ones thumb,
  • keeping under thumb,
  • were power,
  • sits on top of,
  • are in drivers seat,
  • cracking whip,
  • run show,
  • are in power,
  • running show,
  • wast authority,
  • be authority,
  • keeps under thumb,
  • wast driver seat,
  • wast in power,
  • art authority,
  • sate on top of,
  • laying down the law,
  • kept under one thumb,
  • keep under one thumb,
  • de crees,
  • were authority,
  • de-cree,
  • de-creed,
  • wert in driver seat,
  • wast power,
  • keeps under one thumb,
  • running the show,
  • cracked the whip,
  • wert driver seat,
  • keeping under one thumb,
  • am in authority,
  • pre-sided,
  • pre-siding,
  • are drivers seat,
  • was driver seat,
  • was in driver's seat,
  • over-rules,
  • are power,
  • were in drivers seat,
  • wast drivers seat,
  • ran show,
  • being driver's seat,
  • was in driver seat,
  • wast driver's seat,
  • laying down law,
  • wert driver's seat,
  • am driver's seat,
  • are in driver's seat,
  • being driver seat,
  • wast in authority,
  • over-rule,
  • wert drivers seat,
  • am in driver's seat,
  • are driver seat,
  • over rules,
  • over-ruling,
  • wert in power,
  • was power,
  • be driver seat,
  • being in power,
  • is power,
  • over ruling,
  • am in drivers seat,
  • hold reins,
  • am power,
  • was drivers seat,
  • being in driver seat,
  • sitting on top of,
  • wert authority,
  • was driver's seat,
  • is in authority,
  • being in authority,
  • be in driver seat,
  • being drivers seat,
  • were driver seat,
  • keeping under one's thumb,
  • pre sided,
  • be driver's seat,
  • be drivers seat,
  • kept under one's thumb,
  • are in authority,
  • holds the reins,
  • wast in drivers seat,
  • wert power,
  • being power,
  • runs the show,
  • am authority,
  • were in driver seat,
  • cracking the whip,
  • rule roost,
  • was in power,
  • holds sway,
  • pre-side,
  • is authority,
  • de-crees,
  • am driver seat,
  • being authority,
  • kept under ones thumb,
  • art in driver's seat,
  • over-ruled,
  • sat top of,
  • is in driver seat,
  • are driver's seat,
  • art in driver seat,
  • is driver's seat,
  • were driver's seat,
  • pre-sides,
  • lays down law,
  • pre side,
  • were drivers seat,
  • over ruled,
  • art power,
  • is in driver's seat,
  • am in driver seat,
  • keep under ones thumb,
  • wast in driver seat,
  • wert in authority,
  • sits top of,
  • held the reins,
  • was in authority,
  • was in drivers seat,
  • sat on top of,
  • laid down law,
  • were in authority,
  • wert in driver's seat,
  • lay down law,
  • kept under thumb,
  • were in driver's seat,
  • keeps under one's thumb,
  • being in drivers seat,
  • de creed,
  • is in power,
  • is in drivers seat,
  • art in power.
  •slow (verb)
  • hits the brakes,
  • losing speed,
  • backwatering,
  • hits brakes,
  • back waters,
  • wound down,
  • letting down flaps,
  • winds down,
  • winded down,
  • lets down flaps,
  • loses speed,
  • anchored it,
  • letted down flaps,
  • eases up,
  • back watered,
  • back watering,
  • reducing speed,
  • lost steam,
  • lost speed,
  • embogged,
  • hitting brakes,
  • embogging,
  • embogs,
  • retardating,
  • loses steam,
  • anchors it,
  • back water,
  • losing steam,
  • easing up,
  • hitting the brakes,
  • reduced speed,
  • anchoring it,
  • back-watered,
  • reduces speed,
  • hit brakes,
  • retardated,
  • backwatered,
  • keeping waiting,
  • keeps waiting,
  • kept waiting,
  • back-waters,
  • back-watering.
  •stem (verb)
  • brings a standstill,
  • with standing,
  • with-stand,
  • with stand,
  • brought a standstill,
  • bringing a standstill,
  • with-stands,
  • brought to a standstill,
  • with stands,
  • with stood,
  • with-standing,
  • brings to a standstill,
  • bringing to a standstill,
  • bring a standstill.
  •stifle (verb)
  • brings to screeching halt,
  • brings screeching halt,
  • brought to screeching halt,
  • bringing screeching halt,
  • clamps down,
  • holds it down,
  • holding it down,
  • held it down,
  • clams up,
  • bring screeching halt,
  • clamped down,
  • bringing to screeching halt,
  • brought screeching halt.
  •suppress (verb)
  • over-throw,
  • putting kibosh on,
  • puts an end to,
  • over-throwing,
  • beats down,
  • beating down,
  • over throws,
  • over throw,
  • puts end to,
  • puts kibosh on,
  • over-throws,
  • putting end to,
  • over throwing,
  • over thrown,
  • over-thrown.
  •tame (verb)
  • bringing heel,
  • breaking spirit,
  • brings to heel,
  • brake spirit,
  • brought heel,
  • house train,
  • bring heel,
  • housetrains,
  • bringing to heel,
  • broke spirit,
  • break spirit,
  • house-training,
  • brought to heel,
  • house trains,
  • house training,
  • broke the spirit,
  • house trained,
  • housetraining,
  • brings heel,
  • brake the spirit,
  • domiciliates,
  • housetrained,
  • breaking the spirit,
  • house-trains,
  • breaks the spirit,
  • breaks spirit.
  •temper (verb)
  • re-vamps,
  • taking sting out of,
  • taking edge off,
  • taking the edge off,
  • takes the sting out of,
  • took edge off,
  • take edge off,
  • takes edge off,
  • take bite out of,
  • taking the sting out of,
  • took the edge off,
  • took bite out of,
  • re vamps,
  • re-vamp,
  • monkeying around with,
  • monkeyed around with,
  • takes bite out of,
  • re vamped,
  • takes the edge off,
  • take sting out of,
  • monkeys around with,
  • made reasonable,
  • takes the bite out of,
  • took the sting out of,
  • takes sting out of,
  • took sting out of,
  • makes reasonable,
  • re-vamping,
  • took the bite out of,
  • making reasonable,
  • re-vamped,
  • taking the bite out of,
  • taking bite out of.
  •thwart (verb)
  • up setting,
  • upset ones apple cart,
  • plays off,
  • upset one apple cart,
  • up sets,
  • up-set,
  • upsets ones apple cart,
  • upsets one apple cart,
  • upsetting one's apple cart,
  • upsets one's apple cart,
  • playing off,
  • up-sets,
  • upsetting ones apple cart,
  • upsetting one apple cart,
  • takes wind out of,
  • taking wind out of,
  • took wind out of,
  • up-setting.
  •withhold (verb)
  • keeping under one's hat,
  • keeps under hat,
  • keeps to oneself,
  • kept oneself,
  • with-holds,
  • stopped oneself,
  • keep under one hat,
  • keep under ones hat,
  • held out on,
  • re-serve,
  • re tains,
  • keeping oneself,
  • holding out on,
  • re served,
  • kept under one hat,
  • keep oneself,
  • de ducting,
  • de duct,
  • re serving,
  • with holding,
  • keeps under one's hat,
  • with-held,
  • keeps oneself,
  • stops oneself,
  • de-duct,
  • de-ducted,
  • kept to oneself,
  • holds out on,
  • re-tain,
  • kept under ones hat,
  • re-tains,
  • keep under hat,
  • keeps under one hat,
  • stopping oneself,
  • de ducts,
  • keeps under ones hat,
  • re tain,
  • with-hold,
  • kept under one's hat,
  • re-served,
  • re-serving,
  • stopt oneself,
  • with held,
  • re serve,
  • de-ducts,
  • with hold,
  • kept under hat,
  • keeping under ones hat,
  • keeping under one hat,
  • keeping under hat,
  • with-holding,
  • with holds,
  • de-ducting,
  • re-serves,
  • de ducted.

• Other synonyms:

  •AMEX
  • amex.
  •
  • delimit,
  • localize,
  • hedge with,
  • bus stop,
  • demarcate,
  • sidewalk,
  • embankment,
  • service area,
  • tighten up,
  • marginalize,
  • wayside,
  • street furniture,
  • peg out,
  • hedgerow,
  • lamppost,
  • overregulate,
  • roadside,
  • rest area,
  • stipulate,
  • verge.
  •
  • milestone,
  • delineate,
  • paving,
  • plaza,
  • tighten,
  • lay-by,
  • milepost,
  • restraint,
  • pavement,
  • runnel,
  • coerce,
  • stricture.
  •
  • provide,
  • dominate,
  • ration.
  •
  • police,
  • bit,
  • keep to.
  •
  • turn down.
  •
  • shoulder.
  •
  • cap,
  • handle.
  •
  • place.
  •
  • set.
  •adjourn
  • Shelving,
  • hold over,
  • held over,
  • Prorogued,
  • prorogues,
  • put off,
  • prorogue,
  • Proroguing.
  •american stock exchange
  • American Stock Exchange.
  •block
  • occlude.
  •bottle up
  • cover up,
  • kept back,
  • held down,
  • coop up,
  • kept secret,
  • cooped up,
  • covering up,
  • keep back,
  • covers up,
  • hold down,
  • covered up,
  • Entrapped,
  • keep secret,
  • corking,
  • bring to naught,
  • shut in,
  • keeps back,
  • held in,
  • hold in,
  • box up,
  • holding in,
  • keep feeling inside oneself,
  • keeping back,
  • corked.
  •command
  • prevails,
  • Wielding,
  • reign over,
  • preside over,
  • hold office,
  • overborne,
  • over-bear,
  • over-ride,
  • predominates,
  • overbears,
  • taking over,
  • exercise power,
  • have authority,
  • overbear,
  • presided over,
  • Tyrannized,
  • take over.
  •contain
  • simmer down.
  •cut back
  • marking off,
  • marked off,
  • mark down,
  • marked down,
  • mark off.
  •decrease
  • slack off,
  • dry up,
  • wearing away,
  • die down,
  • dies down,
  • Downs,
  • run low,
  • tail off,
  • wear away,
  • Waned,
  • downing,
  • wears away,
  • dying down,
  • dried up,
  • tailing off,
  • died down,
  • slacking off,
  • ran low,
  • wear down,
  • downed,
  • slackens,
  • petering out,
  • drying up,
  • lose edge,
  • peter,
  • narrow down.
  •defend
  • fight back.
  •deny
  • Negativing,
  • say no to,
  • take exception to,
  • Tabooed,
  • forsake,
  • call on,
  • Negatived,
  • taboo,
  • called on,
  • calling on,
  • not buy,
  • enjoin from,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • veto,
  • Tabooing.
  •dulcify
  • Sugaring,
  • Honeying,
  • dulcorate,
  • sugared,
  • honied.
  •gag
  • Garroting,
  • put the lid on,
  • corking up,
  • shies,
  • tongue tie,
  • garrote,
  • keep the lid on,
  • garrotes,
  • tape up,
  • corked up,
  • tongue-tie,
  • Shying,
  • Garroted,
  • cork up.
  •hinder
  • hinders,
  • snafued,
  • box in,
  • boxes in.
  •pacify
  • dulcify.
  •peter
  • rebated,
  • tail away,
  • peter out,
  • rebating.
  •resist
  • stand up to,
  • put up a fight,
  • hold out against,
  • leave alone,
  • duelling,
  • remain firm,
  • harded,
  • standing to,
  • Hards,
  • stand to,
  • abstain from,
  • left alone,
  • die hard,
  • held out against,
  • dueled,
  • stood up to,
  • abstains from,
  • holds out against,
  • struggle against,
  • duel,
  • harding,
  • Dueling.
  •restrain
  • pull back,
  • ties down,
  • crack down,
  • tying down,
  • pinioned,
  • tie down,
  • sitting on,
  • sit on,
  • pulled back,
  • pulling back,
  • choke back,
  • Pinioning,
  • pulls back,
  • kept down,
  • keep down,
  • keep in line,
  • pinion,
  • tied down.
  •slow
  • wind down,
  • keep waiting,
  • embog,
  • hit the brakes,
  • Back-water,
  • backwaters,
  • eased up,
  • lose speed,
  • winding down,
  • stunting,
  • ease up,
  • retardate,
  • let down flaps,
  • retardates,
  • reduce speed,
  • backwater,
  • Reefed,
  • lose steam,
  • Reefing.
  •tie
  • immobilize.
  •trammel
  • trammel.

Paraphrases for Curb:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    curbing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    kerb.
  • Verb, base form
    curtail, restrict, restrain.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    controllers, trims, eases, cons, Strikes, VS, Plays.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stop, boardwalk.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, constrain, discourage, contain, contains, counteract, deter, repress, stem, prevent, quell, eliminate, eradicate, inhibit, mitigate, dampen, stifle, impede, obstruct, minimize, circumscribe, hinder, reverse, Reversing, diminish, thwart, hamper, confine, overcome, apprehend, crush, lessen, terminate, interdict, frustrate, cease, forestall, discontinue, relieve, arrest, stop, intercept, subdue, remove, prohibit, Prohibiting, depress, avert, abate, slow, disrupt, moderate, attenuate, resist, undermine, counterbalance, punish, preclude, besiege, avoid, end, shorten, impair, retard, minimise, tame, narrow, ameliorate, monitor, monitoring, de-escalate, criminalize, allay.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sidewalk, brake, pavement, halt, suppression.
  • Verb, base form
    rein, alleviate, brake, halt.

Antonyms for Curb:

• n.

  • restraining device; check
    middle, center, interior, opening, encouragement, inside.
  • Other antonyms:
    submit, comply, obey, yield, freedom, latitude.

• v.

  • repress, restrict
    aid, forward, promote, advance, allow, indulge, assist, incite, liberate, foster, loosen, go ahead, permit, encourage, facilitate, release, help, free, let go, loose.

Curb Sentence Examples:

• But though a lawyer may have passions, he, as a rule, has learned to keep a curb upon them, especially in the presence of one who is likely to oppose him.

• Billy dropped his wheel at the curb and approached the steps as he saw Shafton coming slowly out leaning on a cane.

Homophones for Curb:

• cheer up, crabby, croupe, corypha, cherub, carp, croup, carry off, chirpy, kerb, carve up, chirrup, crab, carve, cassareep, corp, carob, carafe, carrier wave, coereba, croupy, carboy, carabao, crap up, crepe, cowherb, curvey, choirboy, cryophobia, caribe, crp, cacography, crib, crave, crappie, carib, crape, creep up, cecropia, cash crop, crybaby, caribou, coscoroba, curve, chirp, curfew, creep, curvy, crop up, creepy, crop, corvee, carhop.

Hypernym for Curb:

• v.

  • social
    crucify, train, stamp down, damp, bate, abnegate, countercheck, catch, subdue, suppress, mortify, thermostat, conquer, counteract, deny.

Hyponym for Curb:

• n.

  • artifact
    edge.

• v.

  • contact
    encumber, cumber, restrain.
  • social
    keep, restrain, hold back, keep back.

Meronym for Curb:

• n.

  • artifact
    curbstone, kerbstone.