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charge up

verb

Definitions

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

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

  2. To motivate, to instill someone with determination.

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

  3. To deliberately infect (a person) with HIV as part of bug-chasing.

    • 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA