curbing

  • 1curbing — index limiting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2curbing — [kʉrb′iŋ] n. 1. material for a curb 2. CURB (sense 5) …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Curbing — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4curbing — noun a) A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb b) The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb) …

    Wiktionary

  • 5curbing — noun Date: 1838 1. the material for a curb 2. curb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6curbing — /kerr bing/, n. 1. the material forming a curb, as along a street. 2. curbstones collectively. 3. a curb, or a section of a curb. Also, Brit., kerbing. [1585 95; CURB + ING1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 7curbing — kɜːb n. raised edge of a sidewalk; bridle for a horse; restraint v. restrain, check; keep near the curb …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8curbing — curb·ing …

    English syllables

  • 9curbing — curb•ing [[t]ˈkɜr bɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) civ the material forming a curb, as along a street 2) civ a curb, or a section of a curb • Etymology: 1585–95 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10curbing — /ˈkɜbɪŋ/ (say kerbing) noun Chiefly US → kerbing …