Etymology : Middle French courbe curve, curved piece of wood or iron, from courbe curved, from Latin curvus
Pronunciation : 'k&rb
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. raised edge of a sidewalk; bridle for a horse; restraint. restrain, check; keep near the curb. curb\curb\, v. i. to bend; to crouch; to cringe. [obs.] virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good.curb \curb\, n.
2. that which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse. he that before ran in the pastures wild felt the stiff curb control his angry jaws. by these men, religion,that should be the curb, is made the spur of tyranny.
3. (arch.) an assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.
4. a frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
5. a curbstone.
6. (far.) 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.curb bit, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage is obtained upon the jaws of horse.curb pins (horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring.curb plate (arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb.
7. To bend or curve To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check.
8. To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
9. To bend; to crouch; to cringe.
10. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse.
11. An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.
12. A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
13. A curbstone.
14. 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. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse keep to the curb; "curb your dogs".
15. 1. If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia. = check, restrain Curb is also a noun. He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.
16. If you curb an emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control. He curbed his temper = check, restrain.
17. see:
kerb. to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect.
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