Definitions for CURB
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curb, curbing, kerbnoun

   an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

2. curb, curb bitnoun

   a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

3. American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curbnoun

   a stock exchange in New York

4. bridle, check, curbverb

   the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

   "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

5. control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderateverb

   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. suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb

   to put down by force or authority

   "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

7. curbverb

   keep to the curb

   "curb your dogs"

8. restrict, curtail, curb, cut backverb

   place restrictions on

   "curtail drinking in school"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curbnoun

   A row of concrete along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK)

2. curbnoun

   A raised margin along the edge of something, as a strengthening.

3. curbnoun

   Something that checks or restrains.

4. curbnoun

   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.

5. curbnoun

   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.

6. curbverb

   To check, restrain or control.

7. curbverb

   To rein in.

8. curbverb

   To furnish with a curb.

9. curbverb

   To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.

10. curbverb

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

11. Etymology: From courbe, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CURBnoun

   1.A curb is an iron chain, made fast to the upper part of the branches of the bridle, in a hole called the eye, and running over the beard of the horse. Farrier’s Dict.

   Etymology: courber, to bend, French.

   The ox hath his bow, the horse his curb, and the faulcon his bells; so man hath his desire. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   So four fierce coursers, starting to the race,
   Scow’r through the plain, and lengthen ev’ry pace;
   Nor reins, nor curbs, nor threat’ning cries they fear. Dryd.

   2. Restraint; inhibition; opposition; hindrance.

   The Roman state, whose course will on
   The way it takes, cracking ten thousand curbs
   Of more strong links asunder, than can ever
   Appear in your impediment. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   We remain
   In strictest bondage, though thus far remov’d,
   Under th’ inevitable curb, reserv’d
   His captive multitude. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 322.

   By these men, religion, that should be
   The curb, is made the spur to tyranny. John Denham, Sophy.

   Even they who think us under no other tie to the true interest of our country, will allow this to be an effectual curb upon us. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3.A curb is a hard and callous tumour, which runs along the inside of a horse’s hoof; that is, on that part of the hoof that is opposite to the leg of the lame side. Farrier’s Dict.

2. To Curbverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To guide or restrain a horse with a curb.

   Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. John Milton.

   2. To restrain; to inhibit; to check; to confine; to hold back.

   Were not the laws planted amongst them at the first, and had they not governours to curb and keep them still in awe and obedience? Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   Then thou, the mother of so sweet a child,
   Her false imagin’d loss cease to lament,
   And wisely learn to curb thy sorrows wild. John Milton.

   If sense and learning are such unsociable imperious things, he ought to keep down the growth of his reason, and curb his intellectuals. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   At this she curb’d a groan, that else had come;
   And pausing, view’d the present in the tomb;
   Then to the heart ador’d devoutly glew’d
   Her lips, and raising it, her speech renew’d. John Dryden, Fables.

   ’Till force returns, his ardour we restrain,
   And curb his warlike wish to cross the main. Dryden.

   Knowing when a muse should be indulged
   In her full flight, and when she should be curbed. Wentworth Dillon.

   Some poor cottage on the mountain’s brow,
   Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires,
   And houshold cares suppress thy genial fires. Matthew Prior.

   Nature to all things fix’d the limits fit,
   And wisely curb’d proud man’s pretending wit. Alexander Pope.

   2.
   3. Sometimes with from; sometimes with of.

   Yet you are curb’d from that enlargement by
   The consequence of the crown. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curb

   A curb (North American English), or kerb (Commonwealth English except Canada; see spelling differences), is the edge where a raised sidewalk or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway.

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1. curb

   A curb is a raised edge or border often along the side of a street or road, designed to separate the pedestrian sidewalk from the traffic lanes. It acts as a barrier to prevent vehicles from moving onto the pavement, channel rainwater to storm drains, and provide a guiding line for visually impaired pedestrians. It can also refer to restraining or keeping something in check.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curbverb

   to bend or curve

2. Curbverb

   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

3. Curbverb

   to furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth

4. Curbverb

   to bend; to crouch; to cringe

5. Curbnoun

   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

6. Curbnoun

   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

7. Curbnoun

   a frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in

8. Curbnoun

   a curbstone

9. Curbnoun

   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

10. Etymology: [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto`s curved. Cf. Curve.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curb

   Curb is the first studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Originally self-released by the band on May 1, 1996, the album was later reissued by Roadrunner in 2002, with a different album cover. The album is named after a friend named Curby, who was killed in a car accident, along with his girlfriend who was also in the car. The original album cover is a picture of the wrecked car that Curby was killed in. The songs "Where?", "Fly", "Left" and "Window Shopper" had previously been released on the band's first extended play Hesher, and were re-recorded for the album. "Just Four" was later re-recorded and released as "Just For" on the band's third album, Silver Side Up, in 2001. When reissued in 2002, Curb entered the American Billboard 200 albums chart at number 182. The album received its first certification 14 years after its release date; it was certified Gold in Canada as of March 2010. The majorly distorted guitar riffs and raw vocals from Curb are not as present in later releases. "Fly" was released as the only single from the album, in July 1996, for which the band's first promotional music video was also recorded. It showed the band playing at what appeared to be a party at a house.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curb

   kurb, v.t. to bend to one's will: to subdue: to restrain or check: to furnish with or guide by a curb.—n. that which curbs: a check or hinderance: a chain or strap attached to the bit of a bridle for restraining the horse.—adjs. Curb′able; Curb′less.—ns. Curb′-roof, a roof whose upper rafters have a less inclination than the lower ones; Curb′stone, Kerb′stone, a stone placed edgeways against earth or stone work to check it. [Fr. courber, from L. curvus, crooked, bent.]

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1. CURB

   What does CURB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CURB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CURB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Curb is ranked #52619 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Curb surname appeared 394 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Curb.
   
   63.2% or 249 total occurrences were White.
   32.4% or 128 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Bit
   • Restrain
   • Stock Exchange

How to pronounce CURB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CURB in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CURB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of CURB in a Sentence

1. Eric LeCompte:

   The Financing for Development outcomes can curb corruption, tax evasion and unsustainable debts in the developing world, if we succeed in changing tax, trade and debt policies, we can raise trillions of dollars to address poverty.

2. Haruhiko Kuroda:

   Consumption is expected to pick up if further progress in vaccinations allow society to curb infections, while resuming economic activity, but the timing and pace of recovery in consumption remains highly uncertain and could change depending on how the pandemic unfolds.

3. Adam Leventhal:

   If we can determine if there is a potential causal link that is consistent across studies, then we can design interventions to curb media exposure. Even simple educational information to let teachers, parents, and pediatric health professionals know that there could be an increased risk when they talk with their teens about digital media use might be helpful.

4. Brian Kemp:

   President Biden took office in January of 2021, and to understand why we are in this current state of record-high inflation and costs to the average American family, people can simply track his first year of misguided policy decisions, because of our strong, fiscally conservative approach to budgeting, Lt. Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston and I can confidently propose a state motor fuel tax suspension to curb sky-high gas prices while also returning money back to hardworking Georgians through a tax refund and an income tax cut.

5. Kevin Seifert:

   Joe Biden’s failure to curb inflation, his big-government agenda and his caving to the progressive left were anchors that weighed down Democrats in many competitive districts and Republicans were able to explain this to both their base and to persuadable voters, it wasn’t a 'red wave,' as many hoped for, but Republicans now hold the gavels in the House, which means they can stop more bad economic policies from getting passed and exercise proper oversight over the Biden administration. Winning the House majority is a big deal and it should not be minimized.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CURB
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Curb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CURB
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CURB
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CURB
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CURB
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html