Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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curb | Yes | No | Yes | No |
limit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curb (noun) | limit (noun) |
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the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | the greatest possible degree of something |
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | the boundary of a specific area |
a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse | as far as something can go |
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed | |
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity | |
final or latest limiting point |
curb (verb) | limit (verb) |
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place restrictions on | restrict or confine within limits |
keep to the curb | place limits on (extent or amount or access) |
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | decide upon or fix definitely |