kerb
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kerb
- /kɝb/ US
- /kɜːb/ UK
Sounds like curb, kirb · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)b
Where it comes from
From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.
noun kerbs · curb · kirb
- Alternative spelling of curb.curb
verb kerbs · kerbing · kerbed · curb · kirb
- To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
- To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating their bowels. I was fidgeting a bit, because three dogs were sniffing at my ankles in an interested fashion. They were going out to be kerbed[.]
