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curb vs bit

bit vs curb

curb and bit both are nouns.

curb is a verb but bit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
curb Yes No Yes No
bit Yes No No No
As nouns, bit is a hypernym of curb; that is, bit is a word with a broader meaning than curb:
  • curb: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
  • bit: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
curb (noun) bit (noun)
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a small fragment
an instance of some kind
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
a small piece or quantity of something
an indefinitely short time
curb (verb) bit (verb)
place restrictions on
keep to the curb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
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