Vocabulary
Curb
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a check or restraint on something.
Urdu meaning
روکنا، لگام، قید
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The alacrity on external links helps gain geostrategic rents to `fix` economic inertia, delay reforms and curb dissent.
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Struggling at home
— 2026-04-28
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Beyond conflict zones, governments are relying on surveillance, cyber laws and security legislation to curb expression and assembly.
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Rights at risk
— 2026-04-22
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It will help Islamabad meet its minimum reserve requirements under the IMF programme, curb speculation about exchange rate stability and signal continuity to the markets.
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Short-lived relief
— 2026-04-17
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Years of delayed tax reforms and a reluctance to decisively curb wasteful public expenditure have left the state with limited fiscal space to respond to external shocks.
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IMF and subsidy
— 2026-04-07
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Currency market intervention isn`t necessarily controversial, and central banks do routinely step in to dampen disorderly swings, curb speculative overshooting and maintain market functioning.
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Engineered stability
— 2026-04-03
Synonyms
restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit,
Curator example
“plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing”
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