kerb

kerb
(BrE) (AmE curb) noun
ADJECTIVE
dropped (BrE)

Dropped kerbs make wheelchair access easier.

VERB + KERB/CURB
pull away from

The car pulled away from the kerb.

pull in to (esp. BrE), pull over to, pull up to (esp. AmE)
step off

He stepped off the kerb without looking and was hit by a bike.

clip, hit, strike
jump (AmE), mount (BrE)

The car mounted the kerb and knocked over a pedestrian.

PREPOSITION
at the kerb

I parked at the kerb and waited.

on the kerb

They stood on the kerb waiting to cross the road.


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