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- [kahrb]
- /kɑrb/
- /kɑːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahrb]
- /kɑrb/
Definitions of carb word
- countable noun carb Carbs are foods such as potatoes, pasta, and bread, that contain a lot of carbohydrate. 3
- abbreviation CARB carbohydrate. 1
- verb without object carb 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. 1
- noun carb (informal, usually, in the plural) short for carbohydrate. 1
- abbreviation CARB carbohydrate 1
- abbreviation CARB carburetor 1
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Origin of carb
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Carb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with carb
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- what to eat on a low carb diet?
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