Phrasal Verb - charge something up

A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words

Phrasal Verb:

charge something up

Meaning / Example:

1. to apply an electrical charge to a battery.
> How long will it take to charge this battery up?

2. to load or fill something under pressure or with special contents, such as a fire extinguisher.
> We had to send the extinguishers back to the factory, where they charged them up.

3. to reinvigorate something.
> What can we do to charge this story up?
> A murder in the first act would charge up the play.

Phrasal verbs, also called two-word verbs, are idiomatic expressions wherein the second element of the verb (the adverb or particle) is not necessarily predictable.

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