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SUPERCHARGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supercharge mean?
• SUPERCHARGE (verb)
The verb SUPERCHARGE has 2 senses:
2. increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
Familiarity information: SUPERCHARGE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: supercharged
Past participle: supercharged
-ing form: supercharging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increase or raise
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
Hypernyms (to "supercharge" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
pressurise; pressurize; supercharge
Hypernyms (to "supercharge" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
supercharger (compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine)
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