ALL meanings of curb
curb
C c - verb curb If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. 3
- verb curb Curb is also a noun. 3
- verb curb If you curb an emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control. 3
- noun curb something that restrains or holds back 3
- noun curb any enclosing framework, such as a wall of stones around the top of a well 3
- noun curb a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap, which checks the horse 3
- noun curb the chain or strap itself 3
- noun curb a hard swelling on the leg of a horse, below the point of the hock, usually caused by a sprain 3
- verb curb to control with or as if with a curb; restrain 3
- noun curb a chain or strap passed around a horse's lower jaw and attached to the bit (curb bit): the curb checks the horse by causing it to lower its head when the reins are pulled 3
- noun curb anything that checks, restrains, or subdues 3
- noun curb an enclosing framework 3
- noun curb a raised margin around or along an edge, to strengthen or confine 3
- noun curb the stone or concrete edging forming a gutter along a street 3
- noun curb a market dealing in stocks and bonds not listed on the stock exchange 3
- verb transitive curb to restrain; check; control 3
- verb transitive curb to lead (a dog being walked) to the curb or some other place where it may pass its waste matter 3
- verb transitive curb to provide with a curb 3
- transitive verb curb limit, stop 1
- noun curb edge of pavement 1
- noun curb Restrain or keep in check. 1
- noun curb Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk. 1
- noun curb anything that restrains or controls; a restraint; check. 1
- noun curb an enclosing framework or border. 1
- noun curb Also called curb bit. a bit used with a bridoon for control of a horse, to which a chain (curb chain) is hooked. 1
- noun curb 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. 1
- noun curb the framework around the top of a well. 1
- noun curb the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof. 1
- noun curb a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base. 1
- noun curb (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns. 1
- noun curb Veterinary Pathology. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness. 1
- noun curb Engineering. the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson. 1
- noun curb Carpentry. purlin plate. 1
- verb with object curb to control as with a curb; restrain; check. 1
- verb with object curb to cause to keep near the curb: Curb your dog. 1
- verb with object curb Also, British, kerb. to furnish with or protect by a curb. 1
- verb with object curb to put a curb on (a horse). 1
- noun curb (Canada, US) A row of concrete along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK). 0
- noun curb A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. 0
- noun curb Something that checks or restrains; a restraint. 0
- noun curb 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. 0
- noun curb (Canada, US) 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. 0
- noun curb 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. 0
- verb curb (Transitive Verb) To check, restrain or control. 0
- verb curb (Transitive Verb) To rein in. 0
- verb curb (Transitive Verb) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. 0
- verb curb (Transitive Verb) To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp. 0
- verb curb (Transitive Verb) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb. 0
- verb curb (Transitive Verb) To bend or curve. 0
- verb curb (Intransitive Verb) To crouch; to cringe. 0