power up
(tr, adverb) to switch on the power to (a computer system)
to begin to make good use of or take full advantage of
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How to use power up in a sentence
He turned his headlight power up and examined the hand closely, there could be no doubt about it.
The Velvet Glove | Harry HarrisonThe wind swept with blinding power up the now mostly deserted thoroughfare.
A Little Florida Lady | Dorothy C. PaineThere is said to be "an immense water power up the Wallamott or Mulnomah."
There's many a family chief who governs wisely and gently, who is loth to give the power up when he should.
The Newcomes | William Makepeace ThackerayThe father has legal power up to the time when his children come of age; then it ceases.
A Short History of Women's Rights | Eugene A. Hecker
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