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:

cur vs. curb

curb vs. curl

cub vs. curb

curb vs. curt

curb vs. curr

curb vs. cure

corb vs. curb

courb vs. curb

curb vs. curd

curb vs. decrease

curb vs. ledge

curb vs. prevent

curb vs. stifle

brake vs. curb

curb vs. uncurbable

bed vs. curb

curb vs. dyke

curb vs. limit

curb vs. gutter

curb vs. stop

curb vs. curbing

curb vs. inhibit

curb vs. ditch

curb vs. refrain

curb vs. restrict

curb vs. curvy

curb vs. curvature

curb vs. curvaceous

cringe vs. curb

curb vs. curve

crouch vs. curb

bend vs. curb

curb vs. damage

curb vs. pavement

curb vs. hit

bite vs. curb

curb vs. furnish

curb vs. force

control vs. curb

curb vs. lameness

curb vs. hock

curb vs. swelling

curb vs. terminal

curb vs. sidewalk

bridle vs. curb

bit vs. curb

curb vs. restrain

check vs. curb

curb vs. strengthening

curb vs. dome

curb vs. well

curb vs. margin

curb vs. road

curb vs. edge

concrete vs. curb

curb vs. row

curb vs. kerb

curb vs. mound

curb vs. leash

contain vs. curb

curb vs. rein

curb vs. hamshackle