CURB - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

Categories: Edge

Part of speech: Noun

a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

Categories: Bit

Part of speech: Verb

keep to the curb

Example: curb your dogs

Categories: Restrain, Encumber, Cumber, Constrain

The word "curb" comes from Latin curvus, which comes from Middle French courbe.

curve – A related word in the same word family.

Roman military conquests permanently planted Latin vocabulary across three continents.