Kerb
/kɝb/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of curb. UK, alt-of, alternative
- 2 an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) wordnet
Verb
- 1 To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. British, transitive
- 2 To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating.
"I was fidgeting a bit, because three dogs were sniffing at my ankles in an interested fashion. They were going out to be kerbed[.]"
Example
More examples"I saw her walking along the kerb."
Etymology
From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.