Definition of "curbing" []

• The material used to construct a curb. (noun)
• A row of curbstones; a curb. (noun)

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• "The government needs to take a stronger stand in curbing robbery and mob justice."
• "And while the current lack of supplies is an annoyance to regular users, in the long term curbing people's reliance on drink and drugs should be a goal supported by anyone with an interest in individuals 'health as well as society's as a whole."
• "Many Democrats are backing the idea of curbing the health-care tax exclusion, which exempts employer health-care benefits from taxation."