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carb
1[ kahrb ]
/ kÉrb /
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noun
verb (used without object)
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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Origin of carb
1By shortening of carbohydrate
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Origin of carb
2First recorded in 1950â55; by shortening
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