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curb

N ขอบ ทางเดิน edge ledge kon-tang-dan

curb

N สิ่ง ควบคุม sing-kuab-kum

curb

VT ควบคุม จำกัด ขอบเขต ระงับ restrain control kuab-kum

curb

VT ทำ ขอบ ทางเดิน tam-kon-tang-dan

curbside

ADJ ที่ ขอบ ทางเดินเท้า ti-kob-tang-doen-thao

curbstone

N หิน กรวด ที่ โรย เป็นแถว (สำหรับ ทำ ทางเดินเท้า hin-kruad-ti-roi-pen-taeol

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURB

n. 1. In the manege, a chain of iron made fast to the upper part of the branches of the bridle, in a hole called the eye, and running over the beard of the horse. It consists of three parts; the hook, fixed to the eye of the branch; the chain or links; and the two rings or mails.
2. Restraint; check; hindrance.
Religion should operate as an effectual curb to the passions.
3. A frame or a wall round the mouth of a well.
4. A hard and callous swelling on the hind part of the hock of a horses leg, attended with stiffness, and sometimes pain and lameness. A tumor on the inside of a horses hoof. A swelling beneath the elbow of a horses hoof.

CURB

v.t. 1. To restrain; to guide and manage; as a horse.
2. To restrain; to check; to hold back; to confine; to keep in subjection; as, to curb the passions.
And wisely learn to curb thy sorrows wild.
3. To furnish or surround with a curb, as a well.
4. To bend. [Not used. ]

CURBED

pp. Restrained; checked; kept in subjection; furnished with a curb.

CURBING

ppr. Holding back; checking; restraining.

CURBING

CURB-STONE

n.A stone placed at the edge of a pavement, to hold the work together. It is written sometimes kerb or kirb.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CURB

Curb (krb ), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curbed (krbd ); p. pr. & vb. n.Curbing. ] Etym: [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. 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.

CURB

CURB Curb, v. i.

Defn: To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs. ] Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good. Shak.

CURB

1. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindbrance; 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. He that before ran in the pastures wild Felt the stiff curb control his angry jaws. Drayton. By these men, religion, that should be The curb, is made the spur of tyranny. Denham.

2. (Arch. )

Defn: An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.

3. A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.

4. A curbstone.

5. (Far. )

Defn: A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness. James Law. Curb bit, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage is obtained upon the jaws of horse. Knight. -- Curb pins (Horology ), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring. -- Curb plate (Arch. ), a plate serving the purpose of a curb. -- Deck curb. See under Deck.

CURBLESS

CURBLESS Curb "less, a.

Defn: Having no curb or restraint.

CURB ROOF

CURB ROOF Curb " roof ` (rf `).

Defn: A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.

CURBSTONE

CURBSTONE Curb "stone ` (krb "stn `), n.

Defn: A stone Curbstone broker. See under Broker.

New American Oxford Dictionary

curb

curb |kərb kərb | ▶noun 1 a stone or concrete edging to a street or path. 2 a check or restraint on something: curbs on the powers of labor unions. 3 (also curb bit ) a type of bit that is widely used in western riding. In English riding it is usually only used with a snaffle as part of a double bridle. 4 a swelling on the back of a horse's hock, caused by spraining a ligament. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 restrain or keep in check: she promised she would curb her temper. • restrain (a horse ) by means of a curb. 2 lead (a dog being walked ) near the curb to urinate or defecate. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a strap fastened to the bit ): from Old French courber ‘bend, bow, ’ from Latin curvare (see curve ).

curb chain

curb chain ▶noun a small chain which is attached to a curb bit and lies in the groove on a horse's chin.

curbing

curb ing |ˈkərbiNG ˈkərbɪŋ | ▶noun the concrete or stones collectively forming a curb.

curb market

curb mar ket ▶noun a market for selling shares not dealt with on the normal stock exchange.

curb roof

curb roof ▶noun another term for gambrel.

curb service

curb serv ice ▶noun service, esp. at a restaurant, extended to customers remaining in their parked vehicles.

curbside

curb side |ˈkərbˌsīd ˈkərbsaɪd | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] the side of a road or sidewalk that is nearer to the curb: curbside collection of trash.

curbstone

curb stone |ˈkərbˌstōn ˈkərbˌstoʊn | ▶noun a long, narrow stone or concrete block, laid end to end with others to form a curb. • [ as modifier ] informal unqualified; amateur: curbstone commentators.

curb weight

curb weight ▶noun the weight of an automobile without occupants or baggage.

Oxford Dictionary

curb

curb |kəːb | ▶noun 1 a check or restraint on something: plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing. 2 (also curb bit ) a type of bit with a strap or chain attached which passes under a horse's lower jaw, used as a check. 3 N. Amer. variant spelling of kerb. 4 a swelling on the back of a horse's hock, caused by spraining a ligament. ▶verb [ with obj. ] restrain or keep in check: she promised she would curb her temper. • restrain (a horse ) by means of a curb. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a strap fastened to the bit ): from Old French courber ‘bend, bow ’, from Latin curvare (see curve ).

curb chain

curb chain ▶noun a small chain which is attached to a curb bit and lies in the groove on a horse's chin.

curb cut

curb cut ▶noun North American term for dropped kerb.

curbing

curb ing |ˈkərbiNG ˈkərbɪŋ | ▶noun the concrete or stones collectively forming a curb.

curb market

curb mar ket ▶noun a market for selling shares not dealt with on the normal stock exchange.

curb roof

curb roof ▶noun a roof of which each face has two slopes, the lower one steeper than the upper. • Brit. a mansard roof.

curb service

curb serv ice ▶noun service, esp. at a restaurant, extended to customers remaining in their parked vehicles.

curbside

curb |side ▶adjective US spelling of kerbside.

curbstone

curb |stone |ˈkəːbstəʊn | ▶noun US spelling of kerbstone. • [ as modifier ] informal unqualified; amateur: curbstone commentators.

American Oxford Thesaurus

curb

curb noun a curb on public spending: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit, constraint; informal crackdown; literary trammel. ▶verb he tried to curb his temper: restrain, hold back /in, keep back, repress, suppress, fight back, bite back, keep in check, check, control, rein in, contain, bridle, subdue; informal keep a /the lid on.

Oxford Thesaurus

curb

curb noun a curb on public spending: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit, constraint, stricture; deterrent, damper, suppressant, retardant; informal crackdown, clampdown; literary trammel. ▶verb he breathed deeply, trying to curb his temper | their failure to curb inflation: restrain, hold back, keep back, hold in, repress, suppress, fight back, bite back, keep in check, check, control, keep under control, rein in, keep a tight rein on, contain, discipline, govern, bridle, tame, subdue, stifle, smother, swallow, choke back, muzzle, silence, muffle, strangle, gag; limit, put a limit on, keep within bounds, put the brakes on, slow down, retard, restrict, constrain, deter, impede, inhibit; freeze, peg; informal button up, keep a /the lid on; literary trammel. ANTONYMS release.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

curb

curb /kəː r b /名詞複～s /-z /C 1 ｟主に米｠(歩道の )縁 (石 ), へり (石 )(｟英｠kerb )▸ pull up to the curb 〈車が〉歩道沿いに止まる ; 〈人が〉(車を )歩道に寄せて止める 2 «…に対する » 抑制, 束縛 , 拘束 «on » ▸ a curb on spending 支出を抑制するもの 3 〘建〙化粧縁 , 囲いのへり .4 くつわ鎖 , 止めぐつわ .5 ｟米｠〘株式〙場外市場 (curb market ).動詞他動詞 1 〈危険など〉を抑制する ; 〈感情行動など〉を抑える , 束縛する ▸ curb the appetite [inflation, spending ]食欲 [インフレ, 支出 ]を抑制する ▸ curb freedom of speech 言論の自由を制限する 2 〈馬〉にくつわ鎖をかける .3 〈歩道〉に縁石を付ける .～́ r ò of 〘建〙腰折れ屋根 .～́ s è rvice (ファーストフードレストランなどの )車内持ち運びサービス .

curbside

c ú rb s ì de 名詞 C 形容詞 (舗道の )縁石側 (の ).～̀ rec ý cling 道路脇リサイクリング〘各家庭まで出向き再生利用品を回収するサービス〙.

curb(-)stone

c ú rb (-)st ò ne 名詞 C ｟米｠(歩道の1個またはひと並びの )縁石 .