CARBO LOADING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carbo loading mean? 

• CARBO LOADING (noun)
  The noun CARBO LOADING has 1 sense:

1. a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles

  Familiarity information: CARBO LOADING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARBO LOADING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

carbo loading; carbohydrate loading

Context example:

carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing

Hypernyms ("carbo loading" is a kind of...):

diet (a prescribed selection of foods)