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# kerb

noun (a kerb, kerbs) — British spelling; American: curb

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

## Everyday

1. The kerb is the raised edge of a pavement (sidewalk) where it meets the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#m1)
2. In American English it is spelled curb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#m2)

### In the lessons

In road safety lessons in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the Green Cross Code says: find a safe place, stop at the kerb, look and listen both ways, and cross when it is clear; never step off the kerb without looking. Cars park along the kerb. Wheelchair users need dropped kerbs (low kerbs) to cross. Phrases: stop at the kerb, step off the kerb, dropped kerb, kerbside.

### Examples

- Stop at the kerb and look both ways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x1)
- Don't step off the kerb without checking for cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x2)
- The car parked next to the kerb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x3)
- She tripped on the kerb and grazed her knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x4)
- Wheelchairs need dropped kerbs to cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x5)
- Wait on the kerb until the green man shows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x6)
- The bins go out to the kerb on Monday nights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x7)
- Stand well back from the kerb when buses pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerb/#x8)

### Note

British/Irish/Australian spelling: kerb; American and Canadian: curb (which also means «to control or limit», like curb your anger). A sidewalk (US) is called a pavement or footpath elsewhere.

## On Mova

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