Curb: meaning, definitions and examples
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curb
[ kɜːrb ]
on the street
A stone or concrete edging to a street or path.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The car mounted the curb and crashed into the lamppost.
- She tripped and fell off the curb.
Translations
Translations of the word "curb" in other languages:
🇵🇹 meio-fio
- freio
- controlar
🇮🇳 फुटपाथ का किनारा
- रोक
- नियंत्रित करना
🇩🇪 Bordstein
- Zügel
- dämpfen
🇮🇩 pinggir jalan
- rem
- mengendalikan
🇺🇦 бордюр
- гальмо
- стримати
🇵🇱 krawężnik
- hamulec
- powstrzymać
🇯🇵 縁石 (えんせき)
- ブレーキ
- 抑制する
🇫🇷 bordure
- frein
- freiner
🇪🇸 bordillo
- freno
- controlar
🇹🇷 kaldırım taşı
- fren
- kontrol altına almak
🇰🇷 연석
- 브레이크
- 억제하다
🇸🇦 رصيف
- فرملة
- كبح
🇨🇿 obrubník
- brzda
- omezit
🇸🇰 obrubník
- brzda
- obmedziť
🇨🇳 路缘
- 刹车
- 控制
🇸🇮 robnik
- zavora
- nadzorovati
🇮🇸 gangstéttarkantur
- hemla
- stjórna
🇰🇿 бордюр
- тежегіш
- шектеу
🇬🇪 ბორდიური
- მუხრუჭი
- კონტროლი
🇦🇿 səkikənarı
- əyləc
- nəzarət etmək
🇲🇽 bordillo
- freno
- controlar
Word origin
The word 'curb' originated from the Middle English 'curb' or 'curbe', which came from Old French 'courbe' meaning 'curve' or 'hook'. It was first used in the 14th century to refer to a strap passing under a horse's jaw to control it. Over time, the meaning evolved to include the edge of a street or path and the act of restraining or controlling something.