charge up

1. Excite, 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]

Example Sentences

And he was the standout player on Sunday as he charged up the leaderboard, with six birdies in his first 10 holes and an eagle on the par-five 13th.

From BBC

Locating batteries together with solar power or wind allows them to charge up on the clean energy, then feed it back to people’s homes after the sun goes down or the wind stops blowing.

From Los Angeles Times

Tiger was animated, angry, annoyed, analytical, fed up with some part of his game, charged up over another part, mad at a reporter, upset with his agent.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, certain Medicaid users will start incurring charges up to $35 for Medicaid services that had previously been free in late 2028.

From Salon

Peers voted narrowly to approve an additional amendment that would allow landlords to charge up to three weeks' rent as a returnable deposit, to cover potential damage caused by pets during a tenancy.

From BBC

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