charge up

The phrase "charge up" can refer to recharging devices, motivating individuals, or even specific slang within certain communities.

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Definition

B1Electronics

(common)To fill a device or battery with electrical energy.

Example

  • You should charge up your phone before the camping trip.

B2Motivation

(idiomatic)To stimulate or excite someone emotionally or mentally.

Example

  • The coach had to charge up his players with a powerful speech before the final.

B2Performance

(idiomatic)To prepare or equip someone or something with the necessary energy or enthusiasm for a task or activity.

Example

  • The new preacher can really charge up the congregation.

C2LGBT Community

(slang)To deliberately infect someone with HIV as part of bug-chasing.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "charge up":

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