curbed

American  

[kurbd] / kɜrbd /

adjective

1. stopped, restrained, or slowed.

   Possible side effects include a curbed appetite and noticeable weight loss.

   She decided to pursue a long-curbed passion for acting, and has since appeared in a film or two.

2. having a raised edge or rim, as at the edge of a roadway.

   There is no overnight parking on any curbed street all year long.

   These shower stalls facilitate easy entrance for those unable to enter a bathtub shower or curbed shower stall with ease.

3. up against or on a sidewalk or at the edge of a roadway.

   It happens daily: a discharged passenger steps out to cross the street directly in front of a curbed bus and into the path of moving traffic.

   I had to zigzag my way past the curbed furniture of a newly evicted family.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of curb.

Other Word Forms

• uncurbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of curbed

curb ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

While the reduction in federal spending was a significant part of that slowdown, less consumer spending, fewer exports, and mixed business activity also curbed growth.

From Barron's

But earlier this month, the disabling of Starlink curbed this battlefield advantage for Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though other types of drone attack persisted, SpaceX’s move, which Musk touted on his X social-media platform, curbed the latest battlefield advantage for Moscow at a critical moment in the four-year war.

From The Wall Street Journal

This comes after Russian regulators further curbed access to Telegram, citing a lack of security.

From BBC

The aim is to protect manufacturers from shocks like the scramble for rare-earth metals after Beijing curbed exports last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• barred
• blocked
• closed
• confined
• controlled
• defined
• deprived
• prescribed
• reduced
• restrained
• secured
• shortened
• tethered