Meanings
plural kerbs · alternative US curb · alternative obsolete kirb
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of curb.
present singular third person kerbs · participle present kerbing · participle past kerbed · past kerbed · alternative US curb · alternative obsolete kirb
- UKtransitiveTo damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
- To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating their bowels.
I was fidgeting a bit, because three dogs were sniffing at my ankles in an interested fashion. They were going out to be kerbed[.]
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.
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kerb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerb
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