Definition of curb

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Curb (v. t.) 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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Curb :: Curb (v. i.) To bend; to crouch; to cringe.
Cucurbitive :: Cucurbitive (a.) Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms.
Beard :: Beard (n.) That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle..
Hamshackle :: Hamshackle (v. t.) To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb..
Curbing :: Curbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cur.
Curb :: Curb (v. t.) 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..
Curbstone :: Curbstone (n.) A stone /et along a margin as a and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone..
Bit :: Bit (v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
Squashed :: Squash (n.) A plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind..
Melon :: Melon (n.) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit..
Curbed :: Curbed (imp. & p. p.) of Cur.
Deck :: Deck (v.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.
Padlock :: Padlock (n.) Fig.: A curb; a restraint.
Bridoon :: Bridoon (n.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein..
Varisse :: Varisse (n.) An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size..
Curbless :: Curbless (a.) Having no curb or restraint.
Pumpkin :: Pumpkin (n.) A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion..
Rein :: Rein (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint..
Overslow :: Overslow (v. t.) To render slow; to check; to curb.
Check :: Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
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