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Rarecurbed
The correct spelling is curbed.
How to pronounce curbed
verb
Say it like: Cur-bed
The correct spelling is curbed. To check, restrain or control. For example: ""Curb your dog.""
Usage Examples
“"Curb your dog."”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To check, restrain or control.
- 2.To rein in.
- 3.To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
- 4.To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.
- 5.To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
adjective
- 1.Restrained
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