curb vs repeat

curb

verb
  • To rein in. 

  • To bend or curve. 

  • 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. 

repeat

verb
  • To happen again; recur. 

  • To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because destruction of the target was insufficient or missed. 

  • To refill (a prescription). 

  • To strike the hours, as a watch does. 

  • To commit fraud in an election by voting more than once for the same candidate. 

  • To echo the words of (a person). 

  • To repay or refund (an excess received). 

  • To do or say again (and again). 

noun
  • A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun. 

  • An iteration; a repetition. 

  • A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein). 

  • A mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated. 

  • A refill of a prescription. 

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