curb C2+ Topic:Transportation US /kɜrb/ UK /kɜːb/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to restrain or keep in check; a raised edge along a street The new law aims to curb excessive spending. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to restrain or keep in... restraincheckcontrollimitsuppresskerb ↔ Opposites encouragereleaseunleashincite Word family Forms curbless Derived forms curbside Related forms curve Etymology AI details From Old French courbe ('a curve, curved thing'), from Latin curvus ('bent, curved'); the verb sense 'to restrain' arose from the curb-chain controlling a horse. courbe Old French curvus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # curb **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kɜrb/ **IPA (UK):** /kɜːb/ ## Meanings 1. to restrain or keep in check; a raised edge along a street ## Examples - The new law aims to curb excessive spending. ## Synonyms - restrain - check - control - limit - suppress - kerb ## Antonyms - encourage - release - unleash - incite ## Derived Forms - curbside ## Related Forms - curve ## Roots and Affixes - Root: courbe - Root: curvus ## Etymology From Old French courbe ('a curve, curved thing'), from Latin curvus ('bent, curved'); the verb sense 'to restrain' arose from the curb-chain controlling a horse. ## AI Etymology Curb comes from Old French courbe ('a curve, curved thing'), from Latin curvus ('bent, curved'); the verb sense 'to restrain' arose from the curb-chain controlling a horse. The historical trail runs through Old French courbe and Latin curvus. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means to restrain or keep in check; a raised edge along a street. Derived formations include curbside; related forms include curve. ## Topics - Transportation markdown