Words / A2

KURB/kɜːb/

The kerb is the stone edge of the pavement next to the road: on the kerb, drop from the kerb, park by the kerb. British spelling is kerb; American is curb. Pavement (British) is the walkway; the kerb is its edge. Curb as a verb means control (curb spending) — different. Stand back from the kerb at a bus stop.

Meaning

The stone edge of the pavement next to the road.

Examples

• “Stand back from the kerb until the bus stops.”
• “The cyclist bumped the kerb and had to stop.”
• “Wait on the kerb until the green man shows.”

Good to know

on / by the kerb. British: kerb. American: curb. Walkway: pavement (British).

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