Difference between Curb and Kerb

What is the difference between Curb and Kerb?

Curb vs. Kerb

Curb means to control or limit something, mostly something bad while kerb is the edge of the path (the pavement) along the sides of a road.

Curb as a noun is a row of concrete along the edge of a road. while Kerb as a noun is the edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

Curb

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To check, restrain or control. To rein in. To furnish with a curb. To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp. To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A row of concrete along the edge of a road. A raised margin along the edge of something, as a strengthening. Something that checks or restrains. 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.

Example sentence: I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Extras' and also 'The Trip.' That had all the nuances of friendship and finding things out about their lives without it being too much plot-driven.

Kerb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

We hope you now know whether to use Curb or Kerb in your sentence.

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