n. 25B6; noun a curb on public spending : RESTRAINT, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit, constraint; informal crackdown; poetic/literary trammel.
25B6; verb he tried to curb his temper : RESTRAIN, hold back/in, keep back, repress, suppress, fight back, bite back, keep in check, check, control, rein in, contain, bridle, subdue; informal keep a/the lid on.