carb up

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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.

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