curb vs expand

curb

verb
  • To bend or curve. 

  • To rein in. 

  • To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. 

  • To crouch; to cringe. 

  • To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb. 

  • To check, restrain or control. 

  • To bring to a stop beside a curb. 

noun
  • Something that checks or restrains; a restraint. 

  • A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness. 

  • A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand) 

  • 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. 

  • A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers. 

  • A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening. 

expand

verb
  • To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. 

  • To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms. 

  • To feel generous or optimistic. 

  • To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value 

  • To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size. 

  • To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms. 

  • To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something). 

  • To express (something) at length and/or in detail. 

  • To increase in extent, number, volume or scope. 

  • To speak or write at length or in detail. 

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