curbing
kur bing
- n an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- v lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- v to put down by force or authority
- v keep to the curb
- v place restrictions on
- After months of legal disputes, New York City in May began enforcing a law aimed at curbing obesity by requiring certain restaurants to post the calorie content of each menu item.
- Obama will agree that curbing Iran's regional influence and limiting its nuclear activities is an urgent priority.
- We need to begin curbing global greenhouse emissions right now, but more than a decade after the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, the world has utterly failed to do so.