Apply and Curb

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

Curb and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Curb" instead a verb "Apply".

Curb

Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Apply and curb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Curb".

Nearby Words: curbed, curbing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

power apply power curb power
tactics apply tactics curb tactics
ways apply ways curb ways
powers apply powers curb powers

Both words in one sentence

  • Also, may apply to Operation Oyster Bay, which curb stomped Manticore and Grayson's orbital industry.
  • Series / Running Man Curb-Stomp Battle: Although this can apply to Kim Jong Kook in any physical competition against the members, Kim Jong Kook's wrestling matches with Yoo Jae Suk are infamously... one-sided.
  • Tends to apply only if the ships are evenly matched: a torpedo boat verses a dreadnought would easily be a Curb-Stomp Battle.
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