Definition of Curb
Curb
curb
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a restraint or limitation;
e.g. The office had to enforce a price curb on the money spent on luxury office supplies.
(noun)
a raised edging, usually of concrete, that is built along a street;
e.g. The kids sat on the curb eating their ice cream and watched the cars drive by.
(verb)
to control or limit as if with a restraint;
e.g. She recently started therapy, where she is learning how to curb her anger and impulses.
(verb)
to lead a dog to a suitable place such as near the curb to urinate;
e.g. The dog walker curbed the dog near the old brick building.
(verb)
to furnish or provide with a curb;
e.g. The workers curbed the new road with a wide walking area for pedestrians;
(verb)
to restrain a horse with a bit or curb;
e.g. The horse-rider instinctively curbed her horse.
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