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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- In Kenya, hundreds were arrested after nationwide protests, which Mwaura Kabata, vice president of the Law Society of Kenya, termed as `lawfare`, as the government weaponised domestic laws to curb offline and online dissent.
- The state has a duty to curb violence and dismantle networks that threaten citizens` lives.
- The nonbinding advisory opinion states that countries have a legal obligation under international law to curb GHG emissions and protect the climate system, particularly in relation to human rights and intergenerational equity.
- What Punjab officials describe as `check-points` to curb `unusual` wheat movement is actually being viewed as a de facto ban by the other provinces.
- To address these complexities and curb illegal spectrum activities, measures have been included in the National Action Plan.
Synonyms
restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit,
Curator example
“plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing”
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