curb
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noun \ˈkərb\Definition of CURB
1
: a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws; also : the chain or strap attached to it — see bit illustration
2
: an enclosing frame, border, or edging
4
: a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine
5
: an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
6
[from the fact that it originally transacted its business on the street] : a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange
See Examples of CURB
- We sat on the curb eating our ice cream.
- <these international regulations act as a curb on the plundering of a nation's archaeological treasures>
Origin of CURB
Middle French courbe curve, curved piece of wood or iron, from courbe curved, from Latin curvus
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to CURB
- Synonyms
- check, circumscription, condition, constraint, restriction, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture
2curb
transitive verbDefinition of CURB
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: to furnish with a curb
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: to check or control with or as if with a curb <trying to curb her curiosity>
3
: to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (as a gutter) for defecation
Examples of CURB
- The legislation is intended to curb price and wage increases.
- pills designed to curb your appetite
First Known Use of CURB
1530
curb
noun \ˈkərb\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CURB
: a swelling on the back of the hind leg of a horse just behind the lowest part of the hock joint that is due to strain or rupture of the ligament and generally causes lameness
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