I.
noun
1 control; limit
VERB + CURB
▪ impose , introduce , put
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
Many companies have imposed ~s on smoking in the workplace.
2 ( AmE ) edge of pavement/sidewalk ⇨ See ↑ kerb
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ drastically
▪
This legislation will drastically ~ the power of local authorities.
VERB + CURB
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ be designed to , be intended to
▪
a new law designed to ~ harmful emissions from factories
PHRASES
▪ aimed at ~ing sth
▪
a range of policies aimed at ~ing inflation
▪ an attempt to ~ sth , an effort to ~ sth
▪ measures to ~ sth
Curb is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ activity , ↑ appetite , ↑ corruption , ↑ craving , ↑ disorder , ↑ emission , ↑ enthusiasm , ↑ exuberance , ↑ immigration , ↑ impatience , ↑ inflation , ↑ spread , ↑ tendency , ↑ use , ↑ violence