curb

CEFRC1

/kɝb/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The raised edge between a road and a sidewalk.

  2. 02

    verb

    To control or limit something.

Examples

  • Please give me some kind of medicine to curb the pain.

  • The committee called on all nations to work side-by-side to curb air pollution.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.

  2. Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

  3. A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).

More examples

In context

  • The government should endeavor to curb inflation.

  • Curb your dog

  • The same also is that burning mention’d by S. Paul, whereof mariage ought to be the remedy; the Flesh hath other naturall and easie curbs which are in the power of any temperate man..

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The city installed a tall blank to prevent cars from hitting the sidewalk.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.