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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Curb \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.]
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Crooked and curbed lines. --Holland.
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2. 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.
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Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
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Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires.
--Prior.
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3. To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a
curb, as a bank of earth.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Curb \Curb\ (k?rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curbed (k?rbd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Curbing.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L. curvare,
fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. ?????? curved. Cf. Curve.]
1. To bend or curve [Obs.]
Crooked and curbed lines. --Holland.
2. 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.
Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
Where pinching want must curbthy warm desires.
--Prior.
3. To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a
curb, as a bank of earth.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
curbing
n : an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a
line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
[syn: curb, kerb]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
curbing
n.
1 A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
2 The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel
or tire into or over a curb).
vb.
(present participle of en curb nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
curbing
n.
1 A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
2 The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel
or tire into or over a curb).
vb.
(present participle of en curb nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
curbing
n.
1 A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
2 The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel
or tire into or over a curb).
vb.
(present participle of en curb nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
curbing
n.
1 A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
2 The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel
or tire into or over a curb).
vb.
(present participle of en curb nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
curbing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c urb ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
curbing
Engelska a.
(avledning en curb ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb curb)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Curbing /kˈɜːbɪŋ/ الكبحFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
curbing /kˈɜːbɪŋ/
zügelnd, im Zaum haltend
Synonym: reining
see: curb, rein sb./sth., curbed, reined, curbs, reins, curbed, reined
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]curbing /kˈɜːbɪŋ/ járdaszegély anyagaFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈkɝbɪŋ/
n. 边石,边石的材料;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 边石,边石的材料