3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Curb \Curb\ (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto`s curved. Cf. {Curve}.] 1. To bend or curve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked and curbed lines. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: curbed \curbed\ adj. held back from some action, especially by force. Opposite of {unrestrained}. Syn: checked, restrained. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: curbed adj : held back from some action especially by force [syn: {checked}]
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