curb

/kə:b/
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curb

A child steps off the curb to cross the street.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A restraint or check: Something that controls or limits something.
    • A raised edge or border: Specifically, the stone or concrete edge of a sidewalk or road.
    • A type of bit for a horse: A chain or strap attached to a horse's bit, used for control.

  2. Verb:

    • To restrain or keep in check: To control or limit something, often an emotion, desire, or activity.
    • To force down or suppress: To put an end to something by authority.
    • To lead (a dog) to the curb: To take a dog to the edge of the sidewalk to urinate or defecate.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He needed a curb on his spending habits. (He needed a limit on his spending.)
    • She tripped on the curb while walking. (She tripped on the raised edge of the sidewalk.)
    • The rider adjusted the horse's curb. (The rider adjusted the chain on the horse's bit.)

  • Verb:

    • You must learn to curb your enthusiasm. (You must learn to control your enthusiasm.)
    • The government moved to curb inflation. (The government acted to limit inflation.)
    • Please remember to curb your dog. (Please remember to take your dog to the gutter.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to put/keep a curb on": To impose or maintain a restraint on something.
    • The new law puts a curb on industrial pollution. (The new law imposes a limit on industrial pollution.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Curbing (n): The material forming a curb, or the act of restraining.
    • The city is replacing the old concrete curbing.
  • Curbed (adj): Having been restrained or limited.
    • His curbed ambition surprised everyone.
Synonyms
  • Restrain (v): To hold back from action.
  • Check (v/n): To stop or slow down; a stop or restraint.
  • Suppress (v): To put an end to forcibly.
  • Restriction (n): A limiting rule or circumstance.
  • Kerb (n): British English spelling for the edge of a sidewalk.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Curb in: This is not a standard phrasal verb. The verb "to curb" is typically used transitively (e.g., curb an impulse).
Related Idioms
  • To strain at the curb: To be impatiently held back (an allusion to a horse restrained by its curb bit).
    • The ambitious young executive was straining at the curb for a promotion. (He was impatiently held back, waiting for a promotion.)
curb

A child steps off the curb to cross the street.

Noun
  1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
    • his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
  2. a stock exchange in New York
  3. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
  4. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
Verb
  1. place restrictions on
    • curtail drinking in school
  2. keep to the curb
    • curb your dogs
  3. to put down by force or authority
    • suppress a nascent uprising
    • stamp down on littering
    • conquer one's desires
  4. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
    • moderate your alcohol intake
    • hold your tongue
    • hold your temper
    • control your anger

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