Curb

Definition:

(v. t.) To bend or curve
(v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check.
(v. t.) To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
(v. i.) To bend; to crouch; to cringe.
(n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse.
(n.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.
(n.) A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
(n.) A curbstone.
(n.) 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.

Compare curb with other words:

curb vs. decrease

curb vs. prevent

curb vs. stifle

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curb vs. gutter

curb vs. curbing

curb vs. inhibit

curb vs. refrain

curb vs. restrict

curb vs. curvature

curb vs. curvaceous

cringe vs. curb

crouch vs. curb

curb vs. damage

curb vs. pavement

curb vs. furnish

control vs. curb

curb vs. lameness

curb vs. swelling

curb vs. terminal

curb vs. sidewalk

bridle vs. curb

curb vs. restrain

curb vs. strengthening

curb vs. margin

concrete vs. curb

contain vs. curb

curb vs. hamshackle