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carbs up

carbs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 carbs up

What is carbs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carbs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carb up.

Words near carbs up in the dictionary

  1. carbro
  2. carbromal
  3. Carbrook
  4. carbros
  5. carbs
  6. carbs up
  7. carbubarb
  8. carbuilder
  9. carbuilders
  10. carbuncle
  11. carbuncled

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