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Collocations for kerb - noun

ADJECTIVE

dropped (BrE)
Dropped kerbs make wheelchair access easier.

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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.

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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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