Meaning of charge up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To recharge, to give electrical power to something.
   transitive
2. To motivate, to instill someone with determination.
   idiomatic
3. To deliberately infect (a person) with HIV as part of bug-chasing.
   slang, transitive

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Examples

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

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

“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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