DictionarycarbPronunciation: (kärb), [key] —n. Informal. a carburetor. carbPronunciation: (kärb), [key] Slang. —n. carbohydrate. —v.i. 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. carb-var. of carbo- before a vowel: carbazole. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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