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31curb — 1. noun a curb on public spending Syn: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit, constraint; informal crackdown; literary trammel 2. verb he tried to curb his temper Syn: restrain, hold back/in, keep back …
32bridle — Synonyms and related words: Oregon boat, anchor, anger, arrest, back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bed, bed down, bellyband, bilbo, bind, bit, blinders, blinds, boil over, bond, bonds, break, breeching, bridle up, bristle, bristle up, brush,… …
33bridle — 1. noun a horse s bridle Syn: harness, headgear; hackamore 2. verb 1) military officials bridled at Washington s insistence that they not buy these Russian made missiles Syn: bristle, take offense, take umbrage, be affronted, be offended, get… …
34curb bit — noun A type of bit used on a bridle, which works by leverage and has shanks and a curb chain …
35curb — kÉœËb n. raised edge of a sidewalk; bridle for a horse; restraint v. restrain, check; keep near the curb …
36bridle — n 1. halter, hackamore, headgear, headstall; governor, control, restraint, trammel, check, curb v 2. restrain, check, curb, arrest, hold back, keep back; control, govern, keep in check. 3. bristle, raise one s hackles, get one s back up …
37curb — n 1. border, edge, margin, skirt, rim, lip, periphery, verge; brow, brink, ridge, ledge; curbstone, Brit. kerb. 2. frame, framework, enclosure, boundary; confines, bounds, limits, sides; wall, fence, railing, rail, post, picket, palisade, barrier …
38curb — Verb: To restrain. Noun: A strap attached to each end of the bit of a horse s bridle and passing around the half circle of his lower jaw. The raised edge of the pavement of a street or highway, next to sidewalk, shoulder of highway, or park strip …
39Scold's bridle — A scold s bridle (also the brank or branks) was a torture device for women, resembling an iron muzzle or cage for the head with an iron curb projecting into the mouth and resting precariously atop the tongue. The curb was frequently studded with… …
40check, curb, restrain, constrain — These words refer to putting some control on action, movement, development, or progress, but they differ in minor ways. Check means to arrest suddenly, to halt : The rider checked his horse and leaped from the saddle. Curb implies the use of a… …
