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Charge up

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To recharge, to give electrical power to something. transitive

    "You should charge up your phone before the camping trip, as there won't be any power supplies."

  2. 2
    cause to be agitated, excited, or roused wordnet
  3. 3
    To motivate, to instill someone with determination. idiomatic

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

  4. 4
    To deliberately infect (a person) with HIV as part of bug-chasing. slang, transitive

    "The subcultural vernacular “I'll charge you up" evokes the act of charging a battery or readying a mechanism for action; […]"

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