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# curb

verb (curbs, curbed, curbing); noun (curbs)

«curb» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curb/#m1)
2. A curb is the stone edge of a pavement by the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curb/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, a character tries to curb a wild horse or their own tongue

### Examples

- Try to curb your appetite at the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curb/#x1)
- The rider used the bit to curb the horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curb/#x2)
- Stand back from the curb when the bus comes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curb/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

The psalmist says he will keep a curb on his mouth, meaning he will hold back his words.

**Interpretation.** Guarding speech is a major Jewish teaching. The sages praise silence and warn against gossip.

### Examples

- I said: 'I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep a curb upon my mouth, while the wicked is before me.' (Writings PSA.39.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/curb/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curb.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «curb» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/curb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curb» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/curb.html) on Mova free.