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curb

noun
/kɝb/US/kɜːb/UK

Etymology

From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.

  1. derived from curvus
  2. derived from courbe

Definitions

  1. A concrete margin along the edge of a road

    A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).

  2. A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a…

    A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.

  3. Something that checks or restrains

    Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

    • Even by theſe Men, Religion, that ſhould be / The curb, is made the ſpur to tyranny: / They with their double key of conſcience bind / The Subjects ſouls, and leave Kings unconfin'd; […]
    • The same also is that burning mention’d by S. Paul, whereof mariage ought to be the remedy; the Flesh hath other naturall and easie curbs which are in the power of any temperate man..
  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in…

      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.

      • He that before ran in the pastures wild / Felt the stiff curb controul his angry jaws.

    2. A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system…

      A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.

    3. A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of…

      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.

    4. To check, restrain or control.

      • Curb your dog
      • Where pinching want must curb her warm desires.

    5. To rein in.

    6. To furnish (a well etc.) with a curb

      To furnish (a well etc.) with a curb; to restrain (a bank of earth, etc.) by a curb.

    7. Ellipsis of curb stomp.

    8. To bring to a stop beside a curb.

      • As had become her habit, Jane rove past her destination and curbed the car on a side street a block and a half away.

    9. To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.

    10. To bend or curve.

    11. To crouch

      To crouch; to cringe.

      • Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, / Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good.

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Derived

bite the curb, curb-appeal, curb appeal, curb bit, curb-bit, curb chain, curb crawler, curb cut, curb cut effect, curb extension, curbless, curb market, curb number, curb roof, curb service, curbside, curbstone, curb strip, curb weight, kick to the curb, roof curb, trading curb, turtle curb, curbable, curber, uncurb

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at curb. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01curb02road03accommodate04suitable05task06undertaken07undertake08curbside

A definitional loop anchored at curb. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at curb

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA