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carb

/kɑːb//kɑɹb/

carb noun: the hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air. Also the clipping of carbohydrate.

carb: the hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air
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Noun

carb (plural carbs)

  1. The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.
    • She lifted her thumb off the carb and breathed in the thick smoke.

Proper noun capitalized: CARB

CARB

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of California Air Resources Board.
    • In a press release, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet established benchmarks buy credits from those that do. This system...2024 November 8, Luz Pena, “California's gas prices could have major increase with passing of new fuel standards”, in ABC7 News

Also used as

carb is also the clipping of carbohydrate.

carb is also the clipping of carburetor.

carb meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu

carb in Hindi

कार्ब

carb in Marathi

कार्ब

carb in Urdu

کارب

carb in Telugu

కార్బ్
More languagesFewer languages
carb in Malayalam
കാർബ്
carb in Kannada
ಕಾರ್ಬ್
carb in Punjabi
ਕਾਰਬ
carb in Gujarati
કાર્બ
carb in Odia
କାର୍ବ, କାର୍ବ୍
carb in Nepali
कार्ब, कार्ब्

Examples of carb in a sentence

  • Let's have a spaghetti feed to carb up before the big meet.
  • He loaded his system with carbs before the marathon.
  • He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon.

All 11 example sentences with carb

Synonyms of carb

Forms of carb

pluralcarbs

Plural of carb: carbs

Origin of carb

Clipping.

Words formed from carb

Words that rhyme with carb

Questions about carb

What does carb mean?
Carb means the hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.
What is carb in Hindi?
Carb in Hindi is कार्ब. See Carb meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is carb?
Carb can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce carb?
Carb is pronounced /kɑːb/ (UK).
What is the plural of carb?
The plural of carb is carbs.

Words near carb in the dictionary

  1. Carayungan Sur
  2. Carazo
  3. carazolol
  4. carazostatin
  5. Caraș-Severin
  6. carb
  7. carb flu
  8. carb up
  9. carb-
  10. carb-face
  11. carbaalanate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: carb (page history and authors); CARB (page history and authors); carb (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carb (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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