curb

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The edge of a sidewalk or raised border along a street.

• She stepped off the curb and crossed the street.
• The car's tire scraped against the curb.
• Please park with your wheels against the curb.
• Urban accessibility standards now require that every intersection include properly designed curb ramps to accommodate wheelchair users and parents with strollers.
• Civil engineers must calculate appropriate curb heights to balance effective drainage with pedestrian safety in municipal street design projects.
• Historical preservation efforts in the downtown district focused on restoring original granite curb stones that had been replaced with concrete during previous modernization campaigns.

Eş anlamlılar: kerb, edge, border, rim

Bir şeyi kısıtlamak, kontrol etmek veya sınırlamak

To restrain, control, or limit something.

• The government tried to curb inflation.
• He struggled to curb his anger during the meeting.
• New laws were introduced to curb pollution.

Eş anlamlılar: restrain, control, limit, check, suppress, moderate

Zıt anlamlılar: encourage, promote, unleash, free

Bir şey üzerinde kontrol veya kısıtlama

A check or restraint on something.

• The new policy acts as a curb on excessive spending.
• There needs to be a curb on violence in the region.

Eş anlamlılar: restraint, check, limit, control, brake

Zıt anlamlılar: freedom, liberty, license