"കർബ്" എന്ന വാക്കിന്റെ നിഘണ്ടു അർത്ഥം സന്ദർഭത്തിനനുസരിച്ച് വ്യത്യാസപ്പെടാം, എന്നാൽ പൊതുവേ, ഇത് എന്തെങ്കിലും നിയന്ത്രിക്കാനോ പരിമിതപ്പെടുത്താനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ശാരീരിക തടസ്സത്തെയോ നിയന്ത്രണത്തെയോ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. സാധ്യമായ ചില നിർവചനങ്ങൾ ഇതാ:
1. It was time to let my spectacular curb appeal charm the rest before I found myself on the wrong side of town and living in a doghouse.
2. The closer I get to Rampart, however, the more damage I spot, blue tarps on the roofs to keep the rain out, piles of mildewed sheetrock by the curb.
3. He must have heard me drive up for TB is halfway to the curb by the time I turn off the engine.
4. He gives me a cheesy wink and looks poised to come over when Shirley stands back on the curb, all proud in her lurid green dress, and raises the remote high in her hand.
5. We spun away from the curb and accelerated through the next intersection.
6. Another SUV waited for me by the curb, the engine idling.
7. After Roma parked on the curb, I thanked her, then hurried to catch up to Lynx.
8. The jar picked up momentum and, just as I reached down to grab it, it slammed into the curb, splashing liquid on my hand.
9. If not for his knowledge and guidance, I would have already tossed him to the curb.
10. Fifteen minutes later, she parked the Bug on the brick-lined curb in front of the familiar yard.