kerb

Meaning

Noun

1. The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones.
2. A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb.
3. Alternative form of curb (“raised margin along the edge of a well, etc.”)

Verb

1. To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
2. To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating.

Synonyms

curb

edge

rim

curb

curbing

margin

border

verge

kerb market

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɝb/

Etymology

From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.