to charge
- verb
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- You can charge your electric car at the charging station nearby.
- charge the battery
- fully charged
- positively charged
So this is what charges up the spark plug.
- So this is what charges up the spark plug.
- Now of course we need to be able to charge this, we'll call it.
- Less power consumption means smaller charging bricks means all around good time.
Examples
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And we have our USBC cable to charge, also a treat.
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All right, guys, I had to charge my camera.
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Okay, we have to charge it all the way.
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Oh, I charged your phone.
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And now it's charging at a good rate.
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Charge your phone.
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I need to charge my laptop before the meeting starts.
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After playing for hours, he decided to charge his game console for a quick boost.
Synonyms
To put power back into a battery or device by plugging it in
To give a building, machine, or vehicle electricity so it can work
To connect a battery or device to electricity so it has power
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score
Compounds
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
- Specialized
A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move
- Formal
A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away
- Specialized
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
- Specialized
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
- Archaic
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
An amount of money residents pay regularly to cover shared building costs like cleaning and repairs
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
- Jargon
A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors
- Specialized
A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
- Specialized
An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport
A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'
- Specialized
A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance
- Specialized
A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
How Charged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charge originally meant 'to load', and today we use it for giving energy too, like filling a cart or battery. To charge a phone or laptop is to load it with electrical energy so it can work.