Acronym of California Air Resources Board.
Used in a Sentence
carb
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for carb.
Editorial note
It's perfectly normal for a healthy individual to have a blood glucose reading of 140-150 after a carb-heavy meal.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Acronym of California Air Resources Board.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of carb gathered in one view.
(drugs) The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.
(informal) Clipping of carburetor or carburettor. [(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for carb.
noun
Acronym of California Air Resources Board.
noun
(drugs) The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.
noun
(informal) Clipping of carburetor or carburettor. [(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.]
Example sentences
It's perfectly normal for a healthy individual to have a blood glucose reading of 140-150 after a carb-heavy meal.
Whereas it took until my 50s to figure out that a low-carb diet was right for me.
One of the big wins for low carb high fat diets is that people tend to self regulate better.
I had experimented with low carb/keto diets for years for no more than a few weeks at a time, I find the theory is quite interesting.
Corn is used much more heavily as feed stock for animals than as a sweetener or dietary carb for humans.
Paul Chek claims this, and says some are protein types, some are carb types.
It is vastly easier to go replace the one bad fuel injector on a 2005 than rebuild a carb on a 1983.
The part throttle issues cause all the emissions problems, cause all the pollution, cause all the smell when following behind a carb'd car.
Nootropics aside, I've felt my best when I have: 1) Had a low carb, high protein medium fatty diet.
Fasting puts you in nutritional ketosis as does ketogenic / very-low-carb dieting.
If you live on a low carb high fat diet, you can easily go 12 hours or more without feeling the need to eat something.
And I didn't have to put sugary sauce or carb heavy buns on my meal.
Quote examples
Novella points to a study where "low-carb" was 20% of the caloric intake, and uses this study to validate that statement, however, most places I read about define low carb as much lower than this (generally about 20g which probably works out to about 7-8% or so).
If you want to take that then take just the normal gain shakes or better off buy a protein shake powder and a carb powder add to it some of those silly fiber powder drinks you buy at the wellness store and mix it yourself for a better balance with less calories per "meal" it will taste considerably better and be cheaper.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use carb in a sentence?
It's perfectly normal for a healthy individual to have a blood glucose reading of 140-150 after a carb-heavy meal.
What does carb mean?
Acronym of California Air Resources Board.
What part of speech is carb?
carb is commonly used as noun.