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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024curb /kɜrb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Civil Engineeringa rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street, forming an edge for a sidewalk:I tripped on the curb crossing the street.
- anything that restrains or controls;
restraint;
check:a curb on spending.
v. [~ + object] - to control with or as if with a curb;
restrain;
check:We'll have to curb spending this year. - to cause (a dog) to keep in the gutter near the curb when defecating:The sign read, "Curb your dog.''
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024curb (kûrb),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineeringa rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- anything that restrains or controls;
a restraint;
check. - an enclosing framework or border.
- Also called curb′ bit′. a bit used with a bridoon for control of a horse, to which a chain (curb′ chain′)is hooked.
- BusinessAlso called curb market;
[Brit.,] kerb market, kerbstone market. a market, originally on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange. Cf. American Stock Exchange. - Buildingthe framework around the top of a well.
- Building, Architecturethe arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof.
- Buildinga belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base.
- (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns.
- Veterinary Diseasesa swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.
- Civil Engineering[Engin.]the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson.
- Building[Carpentry.]See purlin plate.
v.t. - to control as with a curb;
restrain;
check. - to cause to keep near the curb:Curb your dog.
- to furnish with or protect by a curb.
- to put a curb on (a horse).
Also,[Brit.,] kerb (for defs. 1, 15). - Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved. See curve
- Anglo-French curb, courb curved, bowed; Old French
- Middle English curb, courbe curved piece of wood (noun, nominal), stooped, hunchbacked (adjective, adjectival) 1250–1300
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bridle, repress. See check.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged encourage.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: curb /kɜːb/ n - something that restrains or holds back
- any enclosing framework, such as a wall of stones around the top of a well
- Also called: curb bit a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap, which checks the horse
vb (transitive)- to control with or as if with a curb; restrain
See also kerbEtymology: 15th Century: from Old French courbe curved piece of wood or metal, from Latin curvus curved |