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title: curb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «curb» in the school dictionary: To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# curb

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**Who acts:** your, curb, you, bus · **What happens:** curb, be, keep, temper, try, use · **To what, where:** something, it, control, temper, stone edge, appetite

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«curb» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [curb in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curb.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curb:m1:1
# text = To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	curb	curb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
15	curb	curb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curb** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive |  | it |  | control |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme under control=Location |
| 4 | **curb** | infinitive |  | your temper |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Patient |
| 5 | **temper** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A curb is the stone edge of a pavement by the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curb:m2:1
# text = A curb is the stone edge of a pavement by the road.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	curb	curb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a curb | the stone edge |  |  |  | of a pavement; by the road | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Try to curb your appetite at the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curb:x1:1
# text = Try to curb your appetite at the party.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	curb	curb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	appetite	appetite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **curb** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your appetite |  | the party |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appetite=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rider used the bit to curb the horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curb:x2:1
# text = The rider used the bit to curb the horse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rider	rider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	curb	curb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · passive |  | the rider |  |  |  | the bit *obl:unmarked* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **curb** | to-infinitive |  | the horse |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stand back from the curb when the bus comes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curb:x3:1
# text = Stand back from the curb when the bus comes.
1	Stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	curb	curb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand back** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the curb |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | present | the bus |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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