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carbing up

carbing up is the present participle and gerund of carb up.

Meaning of carb up

Verb

carb up (third-person singular simple present carbs up, present participle carbing up, simple past and past participle carbed up)

  1. (informal) To consume a large amount of carbohydrates, ostensibly for energy; generally a practice of athletes, especially runners and swimmers.
    • Let's have a spaghetti feed to carb up before the big meet.
    Synonyms:
    carbo-load

Questions about carbing up

What is carbing up the present participle and gerund of?
Carbing up is the present participle and gerund of carb up.

Words near carbing up in the dictionary

  1. carbineer
  2. carbineers
  3. carbines
  4. carbinette
  5. carbinettes
  6. carbing up
  7. carbinier
  8. carbiniers
  9. carbinol
  10. carbinolamide
  11. carbinolamides

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