"carb up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: carbs up [present, singular, third-person], carbing up [participle, present], carbed up [participle, past], carbed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: informal Synonyms: carbo-load
    Sense id: en-carb_up-en-verb-7828kSyQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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