curb
/kɜːb/ · curb
noun
- A concrete margin along the edge of a road. The city installed new curbs to improve pedestrian safety.
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. The architect designed the dome with a curb to prevent water from seeping in.
- Something that checks or restrains; a restraint. The government imposed a curb on the company's expansion plans.
verb
- To check, restrain or control. Curb your dog before it bites someone.
- To rein in. The coach tried to curb the player's enthusiasm and focus on the game.
- To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. The farmer curbed the well to prevent it from overflowing.
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Did you know? The word 'curb' has been used in various idiomatic expressions, such as 'curb one's enthusiasm' or 'curb one's appetite', emphasizing the idea of restraint and control.