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curb

/kəːb/

US pronunciation
American sound/kəːb/
curb
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> curb

Myanmar meaning

(n) အထိန်းအချုပ်။ အဟန့်။ (v) ထိန်းချုပ်သည်။ ဟန့်တားသည်။

Full entry

curb /kɜ:b/ n

၁။ ~ (on sth) အထိန်းအချုပ်။ အဟန့်။
put/ keep a curb on one's anger/ feelings ❍ government curbs on spending.
၂။ (esp US ) = KERB
v ထိန်းချုပ်သည်။ ဟန့်တားသည်။
curb one's anger/feelings ❍ curb spending/ waste.

More examples
  • Increased interest rates should curb inflation.
  • You’d better curb that temper of yours.
Synonyms
restrain, control, limit, hold back, rein in, curtail, cut back, reduce, check, abstain, barrier, bit, border, bottle up, box in, brake, bridle, bring to screeching halt, chain, clog, constrain, contain, cook, cool down, cool off, deny, deterrent, edge, entrammel, fetter, hamper, harness, hinder, hindrance, hobble, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, ice, impede, inhibit, keep lid on, keep tight rein on, leash, ledge, limitation, lip, manacle, moderate, muzzle, refrain, rein, repress, restrainer, restraint, restrict, restriction, retard, rim, scrub, send up, shackle, subdue, suppress, tame, tie, tie up, withhold
Antonyms
advance, aid, allow, assist, center, encourage, encouragement, facilitate, forward, foster, free, freedom, go ahead, help, incite, indulge, inside, interior, let go, liberate, loose, loosen, middle, opening, permit, promote, release
Cross references
restraincontrollimithold backrein incurtailcut backreducecheckabstainbarrierbitborderbottle upbox inbrakebridlebring to screeching haltchainclogconstraincontaincookcool downcool offdenydeterrentedge
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