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- Dictionarycurb/kəːb/
noun
- 1. a check or restraint on something: "plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing"
- 2. a type of bit with a strap or chain attached which passes under a horse's lower jaw, used as a check.
verb
- 1. restrain or keep in check: "she promised she would curb her temper"
- 2. lead (a dog being walked) near the curb to urinate or defecate, in order to avoid soiling buildings, pavements, etc. US
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to control or limit something that is not wanted: The government should act to curb tax evasion. Fewer examples. He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly desires. You really need to curb your spending. The police are trying to curb under-age drinking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to control or limit something that is not wanted: The government should act to curb tax evasion. Fewer examples. He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly desires. You really need to curb your spending. The police are trying to curb under-age drinking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. curb. noun [ C ]
The meaning of CURB is an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter. How to use curb in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Curb.
up against or on a sidewalk or at the edge of a roadway: It happens daily: a discharged passenger steps out to cross the street directly in front of a curbed bus and into the path of moving traffic. I had to zigzag my way past the curbed furniture of a newly evicted family.
to control or limit something that is not wanted: The government should act to curb tax evasion. Fewer examples. He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly desires. You really need to curb your spending. The police are trying to curb under-age drinking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
a chain or strap passed around a horse's lower jaw and attached to the bit ( curb bit ): the curb checks the horse by causing it to lower its head when the reins are pulled. 2. anything that checks, restrains, or subdues. 3. an enclosing framework.
curb. (kûrb) n. 1. A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street. 2. An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight. 3. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.
When curb is a verb, it means to restrain or hold back, like when you curb your impulse to laugh while watching a badly acted play. Curb comes from the Latin word for "curve," curvus, which describes the shape of a restraining strap on a horse's head — in the fifteenth century, this band was called a curb.
Definition of curb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of curb noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
