To check, restrain or control.
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 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 moderate or control.
To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
Middle state or course; mean; medium.
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
A tendency to become angry.
Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
State of mind; mood.
Anger; a fit of anger.