- a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- anything that restrains or controls; restraint; check.
- an enclosing framework or border.
- a bit used with a bridoon for control of a horse, to which a chain (curb chain ) is hooked.
- a market, originally on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange.
- the framework around the top of a well.
- the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof.
- a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base.
- (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns.
- a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.
- the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson.
- purlin plate.
- to control as with a curb; restrain; check.
- to cause to keep near the curb: Curb your dog.
- to furnish with or protect by a curb.
- to put a curb on (a horse).
- something that restrains or holds back
- any enclosing framework, such as a wall of stones around the top of a well
- a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap, which checks the horse
- the chain or strap itself
- a hard swelling on the hock of a horse
- to control with or as if with a curb; restrain
- a swelling on the leg of a horse, below the point of the hock, usually caused by a sprain
