ALL meanings of curbing
curb·ing
C c - noun curbing material for a curb 3
- noun curbing curb (sense 5) 3
- noun curbing The concrete or stones collectively forming a curb. 1
- noun curbing Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk. 1
- noun curbing anything that restrains or controls; a restraint; check. 1
- noun curbing an enclosing framework or border. 1
- noun curbing 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 curbing 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 curbing the framework around the top of a well. 1
- noun curbing the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof. 1
- noun curbing a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base. 1
- noun curbing (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns. 1
- noun curbing Veterinary Pathology. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness. 1
- noun curbing Engineering. the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson. 1
- noun curbing Carpentry. purlin plate. 1
- verb with object curbing to control as with a curb; restrain; check. 1
- verb with object curbing to cause to keep near the curb: Curb your dog. 1
- verb with object curbing Also, British, kerb. to furnish with or protect by a curb. 1
- verb with object curbing to put a curb on (a horse). 1
- noun curbing A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb. 0
- noun curbing The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb). 0
- verb curbing present participle of curb. 0