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curbed

American  
[kurbd] / kɜrbd /

adjective

  1. stopped, restrained, or slowed.

    Possible side effects include a curbed appetite and noticeable weight loss.

    She decided to pursue a long-curbed passion for acting, and has since appeared in a film or two.

  2. having a raised edge or rim, as at the edge of a roadway.

    There is no overnight parking on any curbed street all year long.

    These shower stalls facilitate easy entrance for those unable to enter a bathtub shower or curbed shower stall with ease.

  3. up against or on a sidewalk or at the edge of a roadway.

    It happens daily: a discharged passenger steps out to cross the street directly in front of a curbed bus and into the path of moving traffic.

    I had to zigzag my way past the curbed furniture of a newly evicted family.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of curb.

Other Word Forms

  • uncurbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of curbed

curb ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

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