Curb
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Stop or Slow
Curb means to stop something gradually, not all at once. Efforts to curb smoking are working, with fewer people smoking each year.
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Policy-Driven
Curb often relates to laws or policies designed to control an activity or behavior. The new policy was introduced to curb illegal parking in the city.
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Figurative Use
'Curb' can be used as a metaphor for limiting anything intangible. We need to curb the rising discontent among the employees.