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Noun: curbing kurbing
Usage: N. Amer (=kerb)
- An edge between a pavement and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- curb [US], kerb [Brit]
Verb: curb kurb- Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- control, hold in, hold, contain, check, moderate - To put down by force or authority
- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer - Keep to the curb
"curb your dogs" - Place restrictions on
- restrict, curtail, cut back
Derived forms: curbings Type of: circumscribe, confine, constrain, cumber [archaic], edge, encumber, hold back, keep, keep back, limit, restrain Encyclopedia: Curb |