Curbing synonyms
kûr'bĭng
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A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.
(UK, New Zealand) The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.
To preside over (a meeting, etc.)
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To be capable of holding:
To be filled by; contain:
To hold in restraint; check:
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To defeat in war:
To subdue is defined as to gain control over someone or something or to calm or quiet someone or something.
To curtail or prohibit the activities of:
To extend along the edge of; bound
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To keep in check; restrain:
The definition of thwart is to hinder or stop something from happening.
To tame is defined as to make wild and frightening people, animals or things calm and gentle.
To restrict, confine, or hamper.
To control or keep in check.
To prevent or limit the synthesis of (a protein).
To confine within bounds; set a limit to; restrict; curb
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of:
To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
To curve is defined as to move or follow in a smooth bend.
To keep within certain limits; confine or limit:
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To operate a brake or brakes
To stop; check.
(Intransitive) Refrain from (something); hold one's self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
To maintain records in:
To check or control with or as if with a bit.
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fostering (antonym)
To help to grow or develop; stimulate; promote
encouraging (antonym)
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
helping (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
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