definitions

carb

1
[ kahrb ]
/ kɑrb /
|

noun Informal.

a carburetor.

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Nearby words

caravanner, caravansary, caravanserai, caravel, caraway, carb, carb-, carbachol, carbamate, carbamazepine, carbamic

Origin of carb

1
First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Definition for carb (2 of 3)

carb

2
[ kahrb ]
/ kɑrb /
Slang.

noun

carbohydrate.

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.

Origin of carb

2
by shortening of carbohydrate

Definition for carb (3 of 3)

carb-

variant of carbo- before a vowel: carbazole.
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British Dictionary definitions for carb

carb

/ (kɑːb) /

noun

short for carburettor
short for carbohydrate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for carb

carb-

pref.

Variant ofcarbo-
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