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charged down

charged down is the simple past and past participle of charge down.

Meaning of charge down

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

Questions about charged down

What is charged down the simple past and past participle of?
Charged down is the simple past and past participle of charge down.

Words near charged down in the dictionary

  1. chargeback
  2. chargebacks
  3. chargecard
  4. chargecards
  5. charged
  6. charged down
  7. charged like a wounded bull
  8. charged off
  9. charged particle
  10. charged particles
  11. charged the mound

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