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Carb vs Carl - What's the difference?

carb | carl |

As nouns the difference between carb and carl

is that carb is (informal|usually|in the plural) while carl is a student at (carleton college), minnesota.

As a proper noun carl is

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carb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, usually, in the plural)
    • I'm cutting down on carbs to try and lose weight.
  • (informal)
    • This is what controls the flow of fuel into the carb .

    Synonyms

    * carby, carbie

    Derived terms

    * carb up * low-carb

    See also

    * carb-

    Anagrams

    * English clippings

    carl

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) carl, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • * 1974', In Lent noblemen and '''carls alike had got into the traces and pulled the carts of stone themselves. — Guy Davenport, ''Tatlin!

    • Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain.

    Alternative forms

    * carle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.
  • *, New York 2001, p.210:
  • *:full of ache, sorrow, and grief, children again, dizzards, they carle many times as they sit, and talk to themselves, they are angry, waspish, displeased with everything […].

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