Pavement vs. Curb

A hard smooth surface, especially of a public area or thoroughfare, that will bear travel.

A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.

The material with which such a surface is made.

An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight.

Chiefly British A sidewalk.

A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.

A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.

Something that checks or restrains

A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

A chain or strap that passes under a horse's lower jaw and serves in conjunction with the bit to restrain the horse.

A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.

A market, originally on a street or sidewalk, for trading securities that are not listed on a stock exchange.

The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.

To check, restrain, or control (an impulse or activity, for example); rein in.

(architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.

To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way.

That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.

To lead (a dog) off the sidewalk into the gutter so that it can excrete waste.

To furnish with a pavement; to pave.

To furnish with a curb.

The paved surface of a thoroughfare

A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)

Material used to pave an area

A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.

Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.

(North America) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.

A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.

(transitive) To check, restrain or control.

(transitive) To rein in.

(transitive) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.

Ellipsis of curb stomp

(transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.

(transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.

(transitive) To bend or curve.

(intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.

To bend or curve.

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.

To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.

To bend; to crouch; to cringe.

That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse.

An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.

A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.

A curbstone.

A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.

An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

A horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

A stock exchange in New York

The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

To put down by force or authority;

Keep to the curb;

Place restrictions on;