Curb

What do we mean by curb?

A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street. noun

An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight. noun

A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen. noun

Something that checks or restrains. noun

A chain or strap that passes under a horse's lower jaw and serves in conjunction with the bit to restrain the horse. noun

A market, originally on a street or sidewalk, for trading securities that are not listed on a stock exchange. noun

To check, restrain, or control (an impulse or activity, for example); rein in. synonym: restrain. transitive verb

To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way. transitive verb

To lead (a dog) off the sidewalk into the gutter so that it can excrete waste. transitive verb

To furnish with a curb. transitive verb

Same as crib, 11. noun

Bent; curved; arched.

A hard and callous swelling on various parts of a horse's leg, as the hinder part of the hock, the inside of the hoof, beneath the elbow of the hoof, etc. noun

To bend; curve.

To bend to one's will; check; restrain; hold in check; control; keep in subjection: as, to curb the passions.

To restrain or control with a curb; guide and manage with the reins.

To strengthen or defend by a curb: as, to curb a well or a bank of earth.

To bend; crouch.

That which checks, restrains, or holds back; restraint; check; control. noun

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.

Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

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 via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.

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.

Placing someones open mouth on the corner of a curb so that they are open jawed across the cement. You stomp on the back of their head so they die. Also known as a "curb job." Urban Dictionary

To Dump or put out a boy/girl friend like trash Urban Dictionary

Short for "curb your enthusiasm", the brilliant HBO comedy series starring larry david Urban Dictionary

An every day, ordinary object that attacks those foolish enough to take it casually. Although innocent and harmless to the eye, the curb is in fact a brutal killing machine. Its favourite prey is those who are sprinting under an extreme influence of alcohol - a deadly combination. Urban Dictionary

Slang term used to refer to marijuana (cannabis sativa). Urban Dictionary

A good comeback, usually putting the person down Urban Dictionary

To reject and throw away Urban Dictionary

To the curb 1. to dump someone; to leave behind 2. to put someone to work (originally like a pimp to put his ho on the street to work for him as a prostitute). Colloquially is often used with the verb "kick" as to "kick to the curb". Urban Dictionary

To cease from performing an action. To stop. Urban Dictionary

To dissuade a person, their feelings or advances Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to curb:
curb.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word curb:
snaffle, enthusiasm, shank, gutter, bridle, rein, stomp, mouthpiece, sidewalk, excesses, reins, piracy, smuggling, bit, motorsports, ramps, inflation, abuses, your, weight, bits, emissions, pollution, greenhouse, corruption, excessive, records, larry, illegal, nascar, chain, cuts, parking, nashville, violence, consumption, appeal, cap, immigration, abuse, drinking, label, vehicle, billboard.

Words that rhyme with curb:
verb, blurb, herb, superb, disturb, perturb, kerb, reverb, serb, erb, erbe, balsam herb, healing herb, object of the verb, scherb.

Adjectives that are often used to describe curb:
well, concrete, opposite, strong, high, effective, low, wooden, only, right, far, east, front, inch, hand, sharp, the, integral, powerful, south, tight, nearest, further, severe, top, lower, rusty, raised, salutary, fiber, circular, left, upper, moist, stronger, yellow, necessary, straight, heavy, red, sufficient, effectual, hard, marginal, double, bottom, outside, nearby, narrow, inner, strongest, curved, outer, cruel, slight, inside, wholesome, sublime, solid, near, mountable, stringent, golden, voluntary, vertical, strict, west, substantial, drastic, empty, massive, steep.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective curb:
stone, bit, stones, market, roof, appeal, plate, chain, carb, weight, cuts.

Consonant match to curb:
cob, cub, cab, kerb, cobb, cobe, cabe, koob, kibbe.

Words that sound like curb:
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