kerb
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
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- Letters
- 4
/kɝb/
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/kɝb/ · /kɜːb/
Definition of kerb
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (UK, alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of curb.
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noun
- (UK, alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of curb.
verb
- (British, transitive)To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
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To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating.
“I was fidgeting a bit, because three dogs were sniffing at my ankles in an interested fashion. They were going out to be kerbed[.]”
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Etymology
From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.
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