Cryptic crossword clue
Curb lubricant, holding back incipient growth 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BULB

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What does BULB mean?

BULB noun
  1. Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
  2. A light bulb.
  3. The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
  4. A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
  5. The medulla oblongata.
BULB verb
  1. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

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