carb









carb


noun Informal.

  1. a carburetor.

noun

  1. carbohydrate.

verb (used without object)

  1. to eat large quantities of carbohydrates before a major physical exertion in order to store up energy (usually followed by up): Some marathon runners carb up on spaghetti the night before a race.

  1. variant of carbo- before a vowel: carbazole.

noun

  1. short for carburettor
  2. short for carbohydrate
n.

1942 as an abbreviation of carburetor; c.2000 as short for carbohydrate.

pref.

  1. Variant ofcarbo-
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