carb

See also: carb- and cárb

English

In the drug sense, the carb is the small hole on the left side of the pipe.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɹb/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑːb/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)b

Noun

carb (plural carbs)

1. (informal, usually in the plural) Clipping of carbohydrate.

   I'm cutting down on carbs to try and lose weight.

2. (informal) Clipping of carburettor / carburetor.

   Synonyms: carby, carbie

   This is what controls the flow of fuel into the carb.

3. (drugs) 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.

Derived terms

• carb-face
• carb flu
• carb up
• low-carb

 

Translations

carbohydrate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碳水 (tànshuǐ)

• Finnish: hiilari (fi)
• French: glucide (fr) m

carburetor

• Finnish: kaasari (fi)

See also

• carb-

Anagrams

• BRAC, RBAC, cbar, crab