Definition of curb Curb
/kɚˈb/ - [kerb] - curb
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NounPlural: curbs |
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| curb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | ||
| curbing, kerb | ||
| edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" | ||
| curb - a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse | ||
| curb bit | ||
| curb - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" | ||
| bridle, check | ||
| restraint the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" | ||
| curb - a stock exchange in New York | ||
| American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb | ||
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| curb - keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" | ||
| cumber, encumber, constrain, restrain hold back | ||
| curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" | ||
| suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer | ||
| hold in, curb, contain, moderate, control, check, hold keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" | ||
| blink away, blink, wink briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" | ||
| stifle, dampen smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" | ||
| choke back, choke down, choke off suppress; "He choked down his rage" | ||
| hush up, silence, quieten, shut up, still, hush keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" | ||
| burke get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue" | ||
| silence keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" | ||
| quell, squelch, quench overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" | ||
| muffle, repress, stifle, smother, strangle deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | ||
| curb - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | ||
| control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate | ||
| keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| damp restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
| crucify, mortify, subdue kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" | ||
| abnegate, deny deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" | ||
| restrict place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | ||
| train exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics" | ||
| catch contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
| bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" | ||
| thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat | ||
| countercheck, counteract check a second time | ||
| curb - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" | ||
| restrict, curtail, cut back | ||
| circumscribe, limit, confine draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" | ||
| abridge lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression" | ||
| immobilise, immobilize cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- curb (Noun)
A row of concrete along the edge of a road; a kerb. - curb (Noun)
A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. - curb (Noun)
Something that checks or restrains. - curb (Noun)
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. - curb (Noun)
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. - curb (Noun)
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. - curb (Verb)
To check, restrain or control. - curb (Verb)
To rein in . - curb (Verb)
To furnish with a curb. - curb (Verb)
To force to " bite the curb" hit the pavement curb; see curb stomp . - curb (Verb)
To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- curb (v. t.)
To bend or curve - curb (v. t.)
To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check. - curb (v. t.)
To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. - curb (v. i.)
To bend; to crouch; to cringe. - curb (n.)
That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse. - curb (n.)
An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome. - curb (n.)
A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in. - curb (n.)
A curbstone. - curb (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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curb
kurb, v.t. to bend to one's will: to subdue: to restrain or check: to furnish with or guide by a curb.—n. that which curbs: a check or hinderance: a chain or strap attached to the bit of a bridle for restraining the horse.—adjs. Curb′able; Curb′less.—ns. Curb′-roof, a roof whose upper rafters have a less inclination than the lower ones; Curb′stone, Kerb′stone, a stone placed edgeways against earth or stone work to check it. [Fr. courber, from L. curvus, crooked, bent.]
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