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curb

[ kurb ]

noun

  1. Also British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
  2. anything that restrains or controls; restraint; check.
  3. an enclosing framework or border.
  4. Also called curb bit. a bit used with a bridoon for control of a horse, to which a chain curb chain is hooked.
  5. Also called curb market;. a market, originally on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange. Compare American Stock Exchange.
  6. the framework around the top of a well.
  7. the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof.
  8. a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base.
  9. (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns.
  10. Veterinary Pathology. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.
  11. Engineering. the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson.
  12. Carpentry. purlin plate.


verb (used with object)

  1. to control as with a curb; restrain; check.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to cause to keep near the curb:

    Curb your dog.

  3. Also British, kerb. to furnish with or protect by a curb.
  4. to put a curb on (a horse).

curb

1

/ 办蓽藧产 /

noun

  1. something that restrains or holds back
  2. any enclosing framework, such as a wall of stones around the top of a well
    1. Also calledcurb bit a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap, which checks the horse
    2. Also calledcurb chain the chain or strap itself
  3. a hard swelling on the hock of a horse
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to control with or as if with a curb; restrain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

curb

2

noun

  1. vet science a swelling on the leg of a horse, below the point of the hock, usually caused by a sprain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of curb1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English curb, courbe 鈥渃urved piece of wood鈥 (noun), 鈥渟tooped, hunchbacked鈥 (adjective), from Anglo-French curb, courb 鈥渃urved, bowed,鈥 Old French, from Latin curvus 鈥渃rooked, bent, curved鈥; curve
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of curb1

C15: from Old French courbe curved piece of wood or metal, from Latin curvus curved
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Iran has said it is open to curbs on its nuclear programme in return for sanctions easing but has insisted it will not stop enriching uranium.

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Another 159 layoffs are planned at the Bureau of Sanitation, which handles trash pickup and the removal of 鈥渂ulky items鈥 like mattresses and couches from the curb.

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Reform, which denies being far right, claims the meeting is really an "anti-democratic" attempt to curb its growing electoral support.

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Polling shows more Americans want to curb migration than at any point since 2001.

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The timing of Mr Huang's trip is being seen as an effort to shore up Nvidia's business in China despite the latest curbs.

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