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

His rise to office may have curbed our craving for more of his relatives, however.

From Salon

U.S. stock futures tumbled and Brent crude prices climbed 15% after some major Gulf producers curbed production.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, regional currencies’ strength may be curbed by Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. gas production has since increased by 20%, which has curbed prices while feeding increased exports.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

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