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charge up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. charge up - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, chargehype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"pother - make upset or troubledelectrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us" |
charge up
charge upTo excite or rouse. A noun or pronoun can be used between "charge" and "up." The loud music charged the fans up during the time-out in the game. Once you see how charged up she gets when she talks about art, I think you'll agree that it is truly her passion.See also: charge, upcharged up1. Literally, having a full battery. Let's take a picture with your phone—mine isn't charged up yet.2. Excited and exuberant. The loud music kept the fans charged up during the time-out in the game.3. Intoxicated, especially with drugs. That guy is acting so erratically that he must be charged up—did you guys see him take anything?See also: charge, upcharge someone upto excite someone; to make a person enthusiastic about something. (See also charged up.) The speaker charged up the crowd. He reread the report, hoping to charge himself up enough to make some positive comments.See also: charge, upcharged up 1. Lit. [of something such as a battery] full of electrical power. The battery is completely charged up. If the battery isn't charged, the car won't start. 2. Fig. [of someone] excited; enthusiastic. The crowd was really charged up. Tom is so tired that he cannot get charged up about anything.See also: charge, upcharge upExcite, agitate, stimulate, as in The new preacher can really charge up the congregation, or Planning Beth's wedding got her mom all charged up. This term originally was used for narcotic stimulation but now is used more broadly. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: charge, upcharged (up)1. mod. slightly overdosed with drugs. (Drugs.) He was talking fast and nodding his head back and forth. I think he was charged. 2. mod. drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) Paul was one charged up guy after the session. 3. mod. excited. The audience was charged up and ready for the star to come out. See also: charge, upcharge up
Synonyms for charge upverb cause to be agitated, excited, or rousedSynonyms- commove
- agitate
- rouse
- excite
- turn on
- charge
Related Words- hype up
- psych up
- disturb
- trouble
- upset
- bother
- pother
- electrify
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