curb

¹curb

noun \ˈkərb\

Definition of CURB

1

: a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws; also : the chain or strap attached to it — see bit illustration

2

: an enclosing frame, border, or edging

3

: check, restraint <a price curb>

4

: a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine

5

: an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter

6

[from the fact that it originally transacted its business on the street] : a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange

Examples of CURB

1. We sat on the curb eating our ice cream.
2. <these international regulations act as a curb on the plundering of a nation's archaeological treasures>

Origin of CURB

Middle French courbe curve, curved piece of wood or iron, from courbe curved, from Latin curvus

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CURB

Synonyms: check, circumscription, condition, constraint, restriction, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture

Related Words: exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription

Near Antonyms: freedom, latitude

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Rhymes with CURB

blurb, herb, kerb, Serb, verb