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.
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.
To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to become askew;
To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
An oblique line.
The oblique case.
Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
Growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.
Not straightforward; obscure or confusing.
Employing oblique motion, motion or progression in which one part (voice) stays on the same note while another ascends or descends.