"supercharge" meaning in English

See supercharge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercharge.wav Forms: supercharges [plural]
Etymology: From super- + charge. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|charge}} super- + charge Head templates: {{en-noun}} supercharge (plural supercharges)
  1. (heraldry) A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge. Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-supercharge-en-noun--Vw1RRy3 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (electrics, electronics) An instance of supercharging. Categories (topical): Electronics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: surcharge [noun]

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercharge.wav Forms: supercharges [present, singular, third-person], supercharging [participle, present], supercharged [participle, past], supercharged [past]
Etymology: From super- + charge. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|charge}} super- + charge Head templates: {{en-verb}} supercharge (third-person singular simple present supercharges, present participle supercharging, simple past and past participle supercharged)
  1. (automotive) To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft. Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (to increase the power of an internal combustion engine): ahtaa (Finnish), süperşarj (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-supercharge-en-verb-9qlbn4xD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 21 38 1 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 24 19 40 5 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 14 58 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 19 39 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 19 42 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 16 50 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 15 52 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 16 48 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 26 17 47 3 7 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'to increase the power of an internal combustion engine': 96 1 3
  2. (transitive) To make faster or more powerful. Tags: transitive Translations (to make faster or more powerful): kiihdyttää (english: faster) (Finnish), tehostaa (english: more powerful) (Finnish), sovralimentare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-supercharge-en-verb-vRUZxrxj Disambiguation of 'to make faster or more powerful': 1 97 2
  3. (electronics, electrics) To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace. Categories (topical): Electronics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: supercharger, surcharge [verb], forced induction

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