What does curbing mean?

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ˈkɜr bɪŋcurb·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. curb, curbing, kerbnoun

    an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

Wiktionary

  1. curbingnoun

    A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb

  2. curbingnoun

    The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb).

Wikipedia

  1. curbing

    A curb stomp, also called curbing, curb checking, curb painting, or making someone bite the curb, is a form of assault in which a victim's mouth is forcefully placed on a curb and then stomped from behind, causing severe injuries and sometimes death.

ChatGPT

  1. curbing

    Curbing refers to the act of restraining, controlling, or limiting something or someone with the intention to prevent harmful or detrimental outcomes. It is commonly used in the context of deterring certain behaviors, actions, or occurrences. It can also refer to a physical structure like a concrete edge along the side of a road to prevent vehicles from going onto sidewalks.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Curbing

    of Curb

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of curbing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of curbing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of curbing in a Sentence

  1. Elise Stefanik:

    Democrats have no plan. House Republicans are excited to unveil our Commitment to America, number one: an economy that’s strong, so immediately curbing inflation, immediately lowering the price of gas, energy, home heating, and utilities by ensuring we have American energy independence. Securing our supply chain so we have manufacturing right here in the USA.

  2. Joyce Vaghela:

    One of the things overlooked when it comes to curbing tuberculosis is the mental health problems of patients.

  3. Cao Liping:

    The environmental supervision should be adjusted in accordance with practical needs and social economic situation, the purpose of environmental supervision is never about shutting firms and curbing production, but about encouraging firms to actively meet the environmental standards.

  4. Sean Esteban McCabe:

    Instead, we need to look very long and hard at school strategies that are more or less effective in curbing stimulant medication misuse, parents can make sure the schools their kids attend have safe storage for medication and strict dispensing policies. And ask about prevalence of misuse — that data is available for every school.

  5. Vince Cable:

    In any circumstance it is hard to justify, but more so given the money comes from people struggling with compulsive gambling, this is an industry body needing tighter regulation. We have started high-stake gaming machines. We now need to move into online gambling, and curbing the advertising around it.

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