curb in English
- curb⇄adj. curbable.
- curb⇄adj. curbless.
- curb⇄curb (1), noun, verb.
- curb⇄curb (2), transitive verb, intransitive verb.
(Obsolete.) to curve; bend; bow. - curb⇄noun 1. Also, (especially British,) kerb. a raised border, especially one of concrete or stone, along the edge of a pavement or sidewalk, or around the top of a well; coaming.
Ex. He parked his car close to the curb.
2. an enclosing framewor - curb⇄v.t. 1. to hold in check; restrain.
Ex. You must curb your laughter when you are in church. My hunger was curbed by the snack. So is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father (Shakespeare).
2. to put a curb on (a hors