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| curb [ kurb ] |
noun (plural curbs) |
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1. roads edge of street: a line of concrete or asphalt that forms part of the gutter at the edge of a street
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2. edging for lawn: a line of stones that forms the edge of an area of lawn
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3. imposed limitation: something that controls or limits something else
  sought a curb on drug trafficking
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4. raised part that surrounds something: an enclosing frame or raised margin, e.g. around a skylight or a well
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5. riding horse's bit and attached chain: a horse's bit with a chain or strap attached, passed under the horse's jaw
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transitive verb (past and past participle curbed, present participle curb·ing, 3rd person present singular curbs) |
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1. hold something back: to restrain, control, or limit something
hope to curb inflation
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2. roads edge street with curb: to provide a street with a curb
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3. lead dog off sidewalk to defecate: to lead a dog off the sidewalk onto the curb or into the gutter to let it defecate
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| [15th century. Probably variant of courb "to curve," via French courber< Latin curvare] |
