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curb
[ kurb ]
/ kɜrb /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of curb
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English curb, courbe “curved piece of wood” (noun), “stooped, hunchbacked” (adjective), from Anglo-French curb, courb “curved, bowed,” Old French, from Latin curvus “crooked, bent, curved”; see curve
synonym study for curb
13. See check1.
OTHER WORDS FROM curb
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH curb
curb , kerbWords nearby curb
curate, curated, curate's egg, curative, curator, curb, curb appeal, curb ball, curb cut, curbed, Curb Exchange
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How to use curb in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for curb (1 of 2)
curb1
/ (kɜːb) /
noun
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
- Also called: curb chain the chain or strap itself
a hard swelling on the hock of a horse
verb (tr)
to control with or as if with a curb; restrain
See also kerb
Word Origin for curb
C15: from Old French courbe curved piece of wood or metal, from Latin curvus curved
British Dictionary definitions for curb (2 of 2)
curb2
noun
vet science a swelling on the leg of a horse, below the point of the hock, usually caused by a sprain
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