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		carbcarb /kɑːb $ kɑːrb/ noun [countable] informal    - Alternatively, a more fuel efficient carb fitted with your present engine may help.
 - Some one has told me that a new carb would help, some one else reckons the distributor would be best changed.
 - The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.
 - The YZ426F gains the titanium valve technology, a new carb and new brakes.
 - This blocks up the jets and air passages in the carb leading to the engine stopping.
 - You check the air cabin ventilation duct for birds nests, the oil the carb and the flaps and ailerons.
 
   1British English a carburettor2[usually plural] especially American English a food such as rice, potatoes, or bread that contains carbohydrate:   Before a race I eat plenty of carbs.  |