curb

curb
I UK [kɜː(r)b] / US [kɜrb] verb [transitive]
Word forms "curb":
present tense I/you/we/they curb he/she/it curbs present participle curbing past tense curbed past participle curbed
a) to control or limit something that is harmful

Increased interest rates should curb inflation.

b) to control an emotion or way of behaving that could cause problems

You'd better curb that temper of yours.


II UK [kɜː(r)b] / US [kɜrb] noun [countable]
Word forms "curb":
singular curb plural curbs
1) a rule or control that stops or limits something
curb on:

Curbs on the use of mountain bikes in the forest are being called for.

2) American a kerb at the edge of a road

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Curb — may refer to: Curb (road), or kerb, the edge where a raised pavement/sidewalk/footpath, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. Curb Records, a record label started by Mike Curb in 1973. Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO… …   Wikipedia

  • Curb — Curb, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] He that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curb — CURB, Ă, curbi, e, adj., s.f. I. adj. (Despre linii) În formă de arc; arcuit, încovoiat; (despre un plan) boltit. II. s.f. 1. Figură geometrică având o singură dimensiune; linie care nu este dreaptă. 2. Linie care reprezintă grafic o relaţie… …   Dicționar Român

  • Curb — (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto s curved. Cf. {Curve}.] 1. To bend or curve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked and curbed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Curb — Студийный альбом Nickelback Дата выпуска 1 мая, 1996 25 июня, 2002 Записан …   Википедия

  • curb — [kʉrb] n. [ME & OFr courbe, curve, curb, orig., adj., curved, bent < L curvus: see CURVE] 1. a chain or strap passed around a horse s lower jaw and attached to the bit (curb bit): the curb checks the horse by causing it to lower its head when… …   English World dictionary

  • Curb — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Curb álbum de estudio de Nickelback Publicación Septiembre de 1996 25 de junio de 2002 (re lanzamiento) …   Wikipedia Español

  • CURB-65 — is a clinical prediction rule that has been validated for predicting mortality in community acquired pneumoniacite journal |author=Lim WS, van der Eerden MM, Laing R, et al |title=Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to… …   Wikipedia

  • CURB-65 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El CURB 65 es una escala de predicción de mortalidad utilizada en pacientes con neumonía adquirida en la comunidad.[1] Está avalada por la British Thoracic Society para la valoración de la severidad de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Curb — Curb, v. i. To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curb — curb, kerb In BrE, curb is a noun meaning ‘a check or restraint’ and a verb meaning ‘to restrain’. As a noun it also means ‘a strap fastened to a bit on a horse’, and ‘a fender round a hearth’. In AmE, curb has these meanings and is also ‘a stone …   Modern English usage

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