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charge down

charge down verb: to lose electrical power.

Verb

charge down (third-person singular simple present charges down, present participle charging down, simple past and past participle charged down)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To lose electrical power
  2. (transitive) To run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.
    • Another Wilkinson attempt was charged down before a fine clearing run and kick from Ashton and burgled Scottish line-out worked a penalty chance from wide left.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport

Forms of charge down

third-person singular presentcharges down
present participlecharging down
past participlecharged down
pastcharged down

Questions about charge down

What does charge down mean?
Charge down means to lose electrical power.
What part of speech is charge down?
Charge down is a verb.
What is the past tense of charge down?
The past tense of charge down is charged down.

Words near charge down in the dictionary

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  2. charge densities
  3. charge density
  4. charge description master
  5. charge description masters
  6. charge down
  7. charge hand
  8. charge hands
  9. charge like a wounded bull
  10. charge master
  11. charge masters

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