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kerb

The stone or concrete edge between a pavement and a road. / To provide a road or path with a kerb.
NounTransitive Verb
pl: kerbspast: kerbedpp: kerbeding: kerbing

This term is primarily used in British English. In American English, the word is spelled curb, though the meaning remains identical. It refers to the physical boundary that separates a pedestrian walkway from the vehicular roadway.

When used as a verb, it describes the technical process of installing these boundaries. This is a specialized construction term and is less common in everyday conversation than the noun form.

Meanings

Transitive Verb
[~ something]

To provide a road or path with a kerb.

The contractors began to kerb the new driveway.

Examples

He sat on the kerb and waited for the bus to arrive.

He sat on the kerb and waited for the bus to arrive.

Travel

Just pull up next to the kerb and let me out here.

Travel

The car scraped the kerb while he was trying to park.

The car scraped the kerb while he was trying to park.

I noticed a small crack running along the concrete kerb.

Wait by the kerb until the light turns green.

Wait by the kerb until the light turns green.

The city council decided to kerb the new residential street to improve drainage.

Business

I wonder if they will kerb this entire alleyway by next month.

The detective found a discarded wallet lying right against the kerb.

The detective found a discarded wallet lying right against the kerb.

Detective

Step back from the kerb for your own safety.

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