curb
🇺🇸
/kɜːrb/
🇬🇧
/kɜːb/
verb
R
to control or limit something, especially something bad
She tried to curb her spending to save money.
noun
R
something that controls and puts limits on something
The new law is a curb on pollution.
R
the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone
The car hit the curb and damaged the tire.
translation
to control or limit something, especially something bad
something that controls and puts limits on something; the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone
Word Forms
Plural
curbs
Progressive
curbing
Past
curbed
3rd Present
curbs
Perfect
curbed