curb
11curb — curb, kerb In BrE, curb is a noun meaning ‘a check or restraint’ and a verb meaning ‘to restrain’. As a noun it also means ‘a strap fastened to a bit on a horse’, and ‘a fender round a hearth’. In AmE, curb has these meanings and is also ‘a stone …
12curb — [n] restraining device; check barrier, border, brake, bridle, chain, control, deterrent, edge, harness, hindrance, ledge, limitation, lip, rein, restrainer, restraint, restriction, rim; concepts 376,497,652,745 Ant. encouragement, opening curb… …
13curb|er — «KUR buhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that curbs. 2. stones or other material forming a curb (of a street) …
14CURB-65 — ist ein Akronym für ein klinisches Beurteilungssystem für Patienten mit Lungenentzündung (Pneumonie). Die einzelnen Buchstaben stehen für die englisch bezeichneten klinischen Befunde bzw. Laborwerte, welche für den Score beurteilt werden.[1]… …
15curb — I verb arrest, brake, check, control, delay, detain, govern, harness, hinder, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede, inhibit, keep within limits, limit, mitigate, moderate, muzzle, obstruct, prohibit, repress, restrain, retard, snub, stay,… …
16curb — kərb n a swelling on the back of the hind leg of a horse just behind the lowest part of the hock joint that is due to strain or rupture of the ligament and generally causes lameness * * * (kərb) a thickening of the metatarsocalcaneal… …
17curb — vb check, bridle, *restrain, inhibit Analogous words: repress, *suppress: shackle, manacle, fetter, *hamper, hog tie: thwart, foil, balk, *frustrate Antonyms: spur Contrasted words: *indulge, pa …
18curb — ► NOUN 1) a check or restraint. 2) a type of bit with a strap or chain attached which passes under a horse s lower jaw, used as a check. 3) US variant spelling of KERB(Cf. ↑kerb). ► VERB ▪ keep in check. ORIGIN O …
19curb — 01. He was almost hit by a car when he stepped off the [curb] without looking. 02. I wiped out on my bicycle when my front wheel bumped against the [curb] while I was riding home. 03. He parked the car with one wheel up on the [curb]. 04. If we… …
20curb — ▪ I. curb curb 1 [kɜːb ǁ kɜːrb] verb [transitive] to control or limit something that has a harmful effect: • The new government s priority is to curb inflation. [m0] ▪ II. curb curb 2 noun [countable] a control or limit on something …
