noun Informal.
a carburetor.
Origin:
1950–55; by shortening
1950–55; by shortening
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noun
1.
verb (used without object)
2.
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.
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Carb
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
carb-
variant of carbo- before a vowel: carbazole.
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| carbo- or (before a vowel) carb- | |
| —combining form | |
| carbon: carbohydrate; carbonate | |
| carb- or (before a vowel) carb- | |
| —combining form | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
carb- pref.
Variant of carbo-.
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Slang Dictionary
carb definition[kɑrb]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
carb
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Example sentences
Low carb diets generally restrict the amount of carbohydrates but do not restrict protein sources.
The words alone are enough to evoke thoughts of hours upon hours of flour flinging for a single bowl of everyone's favorite carb.
Thanks to the erroneous food pyramid and the carb companies that fool us to eat their cheap cereals, chips, and snacks.
They're expensive, but have a lot of fiber and really curb that carb craving.
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