The Clue
Curb (10 letter answer)
The Answer
DISCIPLINE
Tags
Notes
The answer DISCIPLINE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
DISCIPLINE as a noun:
1. (discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge) = a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
2. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";
3. the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
4. training to improve strength or self-control
5. (discipline, correction) = the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
DISCIPLINE as a verb:
1. (discipline, train, check, condition) = train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
2. (discipline, correct, sort out) = punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"