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1. An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
   - curb [US], kerb [Brit]

1. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
   "curb your anger";
   - control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate, mod [informal]
    
2. Keep to the curb
   "curb your dogs"
    
3. Place restrictions on
   "curb drinking in school";
   - restrict, curtail, cut back

Derived forms: curbings

Type of: circumscribe, confine to, cumber [archaic], edge, encumber, hold back, keep, keep back, limit, restrain

Encyclopedia: Curbing