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Nov 30, 2009
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carb



Pronunciation: (kärb), [key]
—n. Informal.
a carburetor.

carb



Pronunciation: (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.

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