curb
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- kerb (British)
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
curb (plural curbs)
- (North America) A row of concrete along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK)
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- Something that checks or restrains.
- Denham
- By these men, religion, that should be / The curb, is made the spur of tyranny.
- 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, the Guardian:
- She maintains that the internet should face similar curbs to TV because young people are increasingly living online. "It's totally different, someone at Google watching the video from the comfort of their office in San Francisco to someone from a council house in London, where this video is happening right outside their front door."
- Denham
- A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- Drayton
- He that before ran in the pastures wild / Felt the stiff curb control his angry jaws.
- Drayton
- A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with an adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
row of concrete along the edge of a road — see kerb
something that checks or restrains
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a riding or driving bit for a horse
Verb [edit]
curb (third-person singular simple present curbs, present participle curbing, simple past and past participle curbed) (transitive)
- To check, restrain or control.
- To rein in.
- To furnish with a curb.
- To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.
- To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
Translations [edit]
restrain, rein in
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Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- curb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- curb in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- curb at OneLook Dictionary Search
