Definitions of curb [ɜrb]

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Definition of 'curb'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) curb
a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.

2.  curb
anything that restrains or controls; restraint; check.

3.  curb
an enclosing framework or border.

4.  curb
Also called curb market. a market, orig. on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange.

5.  curb
a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.

6. (v.t.) curb
to control with or as if with a curb; restrain; check.

7.  curb
to cause (a dog) to keep near the curb when defecating.

8.  curb
to furnish with or protect by a curb.

9.  curb
to put a curb on (a horse).

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME: curved piece of wood < AF curb, courb curved, bowed, OF < L curvus crooked, bent, curved. See curve)

Definition of 'curb'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) curb, curbing, kerb
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

2. (noun) curb, curb bit
a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

3. (noun) American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
a stock exchange in New York

4. (verb) bridle, check, curb
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

5. (verb) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
"moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

6. (verb) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

7. (verb) curb
keep to the curb
"curb your dogs"

8. (verb) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
place restrictions on
"curtail drinking in school"

Definition of 'curb'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) curb
the raised edge of a road

2. (verb) curb
to control behavior
to curb spending

Definition of 'curb'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) curb
that which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse

2. (noun) curb
an assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome

3. (noun) curb
a frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in

4. (noun) curb
a curbstone

5. (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

6. (verb) curb
to bend or curve

7. (verb) curb
to guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check

8. (verb) curb
to furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth

9. (verb) curb
to bend; to crouch; to cringe

Translation of 'curb'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something which restrains or controls We'll have to put a curb on his enthusiasm.
Afrikaans: inperk	Arabic: شَكيمَه، عِنان	Bulgarian: юзда
Brazilian: freio	Czech: uzda, brzda	German: der Zügel
Danish: bånd; bremse; bremse	Greek: χαλινάρι (μτφ.)	Spanish: freno
Estonian: päitsed	Farsi: افسار؛ مهار	Finnish: rajoite
French: frein	Hebrew: הַגבָּלָה	Hindi: रोक
Croatian: kočnica	Hungarian: zabla	Indonesian: penahan
Icelandic: haldaí skefjum	Italian: freno	Japanese: 抑制
Korean: 억제, 구속	Lithuanian: apribojimas, suvaržymas	Latvian: iegrožošana; savaldīšana
Malay: mengekang	Dutch: rem	Norwegian: bånd, tøyle, kontroll
Polish: hamulec	Persian: افسار؛ مهار	Pashto: مهار
Portuguese: freio	Romanian: stavilă	Russian: ограничение
Slovak: uzda	Slovenian: brzda	Serbian: uzda
Swedish: band, tygel	Thai: สิ่งควบคุม	Turkish: engel, mani
Taiwanese: 約束	Ukrainian: вуздечка	Urdu: پابندى، قابو
Vietnamese: sự kiềm chế	Chinese: 约束
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