curb

== English == === Alternative forms === kerb (UK) kirb (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kɝb/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜːb/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b Homophones: kerb, kirb === Noun === curb (plural curbs) (American spelling) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand). A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. (figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint. (equestrianism) 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 by means of the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove by means of a curb chain. Synonym: curb bit (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === curb (third-person singular simple present curbs, present participle curbing, simple past and past participle curbed) (transitive) To check, restrain or control. Synonyms: behedge, curtail, limit; see also Thesaurus:curb (transitive) To rein in. (transitive) To furnish (a well etc.) with a curb; to restrain (a bank of earth, etc.) by a curb. (transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp. (transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb. (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb. (transitive) To bend or curve. Synonyms: bow, flex, incurvate; see also Thesaurus:bend (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe. Synonyms: bend, fawn, stoop ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === curby curvature curve curvy === Further reading === “curb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “curb”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “curb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French courbe. === Adjective === curb m or n (feminine singular curbă, masculine plural curbi, feminine/neuter plural curbe) curve ==== Declension ====