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kerb
(kûrb)n. Chiefly British
Variant of curb.
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kerb
(kɜːb) orcurb
n
(Civil Engineering) a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above the level of the road
vb
(tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb
[C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curve]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
curb
(kɜrb)n.
1. a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
2. anything that restrains or controls; restraint; check.
3. an enclosing framework or border.
4. Also called curb′ mar`ket. a market, orig. on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange.
5. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.
v.t. 6. to control with or as if with a curb; restrain; check.
7. to cause (a dog) to keep near the curb when defecating.
8. to furnish with or protect by a curb.
9. to put a curb on (a horse).
Also, Brit., kerb (for defs. 1,5,15). [1250–1300; Middle English: curved piece of wood < Anglo-French curb, courb curved, bowed, Old French < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved. See curve]
curb′a•ble, adj.
syn: See check.
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curb
– kerb1. 'curb'
Curb can be a noun or a verb.
If you curb something, you control it and keep it within definite limits.
...proposals to curb the powers of the Home Secretary.
You must curb your extravagant tastes.
You can say that someone imposes a curb on something.
This requires a curb on public spending.
Another year of wage curbs is inevitable.
2. 'kerb'
Curb is also the American spelling of the noun kerb. There is no difference in pronunciation. The kerb is the raised edge between a pavement and a road.
The taxi pulled into the kerb.
I pulled up at the curb.
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kerb
Past participle: kerbed
Gerund: kerbing
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| Noun | 1. |  kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" |
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Translations
حافَّة الرَّصيفحِرْفُ الرَّصِيفُ
obrubník
kantsten
jalkakäytävän reunus
rubnik
gangstéttarbrún
縁石
연석
akmeninis bordiūrasbordiūras
ietves mala
robnik
trottoarkant
ขอบถนน
kaldırım kenarıkaldırım taşı
lề đường
kerb
[kɜːb]B. CPD kerb crawler N conductor que busca prostitutas desde su coche
kerb crawling N busca de prostitutas desde el coche
kerb drill N → prácticas fpl de cruce
kerb market N → mercado m no oficial (que funciona después del cierre de la Bolsa)
kerb crawling N busca de prostitutas desde el coche
kerb drill N → prácticas fpl de cruce
kerb market N → mercado m no oficial (que funciona después del cierre de la Bolsa)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
kerb
[ˈkɜːrb] n (British) → bordure f du trottoir, trottoir mthe impact of the car hitting the kerb → l'impact de la voiture heurtant le trottoir or la bordure du trottoir
She stepped off the kerb
BUT Elle descendit du trottoir.kerb crawler n personne qui accoste les prostitué(e)s en voiturekerb-crawling [ˈkɜːrbkrɔːlɪŋ] n → drague f en voiture
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
kerb
kerb
:kerb crawler
n → Freier m → im Autostrich (inf)
kerb crawling
n → Autostrich m
kerb crawling area
n → Autostrich m
kerb drill
n → Verkehrserziehung f
kerb market
n (St Ex) → Freiverkehr m
kerbside
n → Straßenrand m
kerb weight
n (of a car) → Leergewicht nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kerb
(kəːb) noun (especially American curb) an edging, usually of stone, round a raised area, especially a pavement. The old lady stepped off the kerb right in front of a car.
ˈkerbstone noun a stone used as part of a kerb.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
kerb
→ حِرْفُ الرَّصِيفُ obrubník kantsten Bordkante κράσπεδο borde de la acera, bordillo jalkakäytävän reunus bord du trottoir rubnik cordolo 縁石 연석 stoeprand fortauskant krawężnik berma, margem de calçada бордюр trottoarkant ขอบถนน kaldırım taşı lề đường 路缘Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009