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curbed

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[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.

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

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Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Investors curbed weekly exchange-traded-fund inflows by 22% in the week from March 5 to 11, breaking with a roughly three-month streak of steady support, the JPMorgan team noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

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 • Feb. 25, 2026

Mindful of being a teenaged upstart in the company of such seasoned track deities as Jesse Owens and Glenn Cunningham, Louie curbed his coltish impulses and began growing a mustache.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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