curb

[ kurb ]

/ kɜrb /

noun

Also British, kerb. a rim, especially 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.

Also called curb market; British, kerb market, kerbstone market. a market, originally on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange.Compare American Stock Exchange.

the framework around the top of a well.

the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof.

a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base.

(in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns.

Veterinary Pathology. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.

Engineering. the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson.

Carpentry. purlin plate.

verb (used with object)

to control as with a curb; restrain; check.

to cause to keep near the curb: Curb your dog.

Also British, kerb. to furnish with or protect by a curb.

to put a curb on (a horse).

Words nearby curb

curate's egg, curative, curative dose, curator, curaçao, curb, curb ball, curb cut, curb exchange, curb market, curb roof

Origin of curb

1250–1300; Middle English curb, courbe curved piece of wood (noun), stooped, hunchbacked (adj.) < Anglo-French curb, courb curved, bowed; Old French < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved. See curve

SYNONYMS FOR curb

13 bridle, repress.

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ANTONYMS FOR curb

13 encourage.

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OTHER WORDS FROM curb

curb·a·ble, adjectivecurb·less, adjectivecurb·like, adjectiveun·curb, verb (used with object)

un·curb·a·ble, adjectiveun·curbed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH curb

curb kerb

synonym study for curb

13. See check¹.

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Examples from the Web for curbed

Surely the unruly use of antibiotics in animal feed can and must be curbed.
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At the end, those very forces whose influence he thought would be curbed had claimed his life.
A Friend’s Tribute to Ambassador Chris Stevens: The Diplomatic Indiana Jones|Roya Hakakian|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The personal pride of the owner, curbed in its turn by the pride of tradition and family, spoke strangely from these words.
Lady Rose's Daughter|Mrs. Humphry Ward
If he is not curbed in his sacrilegious career, man will yet end—may God forefend!
The Galley Slave's Ring|Eugne Sue

The other made an abrupt movement; it was almost as if he curbed some savage impulse to violence.
The Lamp in the Desert|Ethel M. Dell
Thou hast inspired me and curbed my wrath, Which held in it no reason, all unbound, Ready to leap a lion on its prey.
Virginia, A Tragedy|Marion Forster Gilmore
These were curbed, cleaned, dug deeper and in many instances filled up and new ones dug.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton

British Dictionary definitions for curbed (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

Word Origin for curb

C15: from Old French courbe curved piece of wood or metal, from Latin curvus curved

British Dictionary definitions for curbed (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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curb

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verb (used with object)

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Origin of curb

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH curb

synonym study for curb

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British Dictionary definitions for curbed (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for curbed (2 of 2)

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