1curb1 (kɜːb
)
Definitions
noun
- something that restrains or holds back
- any enclosing framework, such as a wall of stones around the top of a well
- Also called
curb bit a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap, which checks the horse - Also called
curb chain the chain or strap itself
- Also called
- a hard swelling on the hock of a horse
verb (tr)
- to control with or as if with a curb; restrain
See also
kerbWord Origin
C15: from Old French courbe curved piece of wood or metal, from Latin curvus curved2curb2
Definitions
noun
- veterinary science a swelling on the leg of a horse, below the point of the hock, usually caused by a sprain
kerb or US and Canadian curb(kɜːb)
Definitions
noun
- a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above the level of the road
verb
- (tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb
Word Origin
C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curveTranslations
- British English:
curb
A curb is something that restrains or holds something else back.He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.kɜːb NOUN He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.
- Spanish:
freno
nm
- French:
frein
nm
- German:
Zaum
nm
- Chinese: 控制 n
- Arabic: كابِح n
- Portuguese: restrição nf
- Russian: сдерживание nnt
- Croatian: ograničenje nnt
- Czech: uzda nf
- Danish: begrænsning nutr
- Dutch: beteugeling nf
- Finnish: rajoitus n
- Greek: κράσπεδο nnt
- Italian: freno nm
- Japanese: 拘束 n
- Korean: 억제 n
- Norwegian: brems nm
- Polish: hamulec nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: restrição nf
- European Spanish:
freno
nm
- Swedish: band nnt
- Thai: การควบคุม n
- Turkish: dizgin n
- Vietnamese: sự kiềm chế n
Usage examples
She ought to have married someone more like herself, someone who could put a curb on her.
, The Black Opal (1993)Music industry executives last week agreed the first stage of a plan to curb the activities of music pirates.
New Scientist (1999)He says they look especially good on Victorian-style homes, or "any roof lines that are steep that show prominently to the curb.
Globe and Mail (2003)They also said they wanted to curb the threat from terrorism.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)In particular, Tooley had many discussions with Rolf Liebermann in Paris but failed to convince him of the need to curb fees.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)