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carb

1[kahrb]
–noun Informal.
a carburetor.

Origin:
1950–55; by shortening

carb

2[kahrb] Slang.
–noun
1. carbohydrate.
–verb (used without object)
2. to eat large quantities of carbohydrates before a major physical exertion in order to store up energy (usually fol. by up): Some marathon runners carb up on spaghetti the night before a race.

Origin:
by shortening of carbohydrate
carb 1   (kärb)   
n.   Informal
A carburetor.
carb 2   (kärb)   
n.   Informal
A carbohydrate.
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