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charging down

charging down is the present participle and gerund 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 charging down

What is charging down the present participle and gerund of?
Charging down is the present participle and gerund of charge down.

Words near charging down in the dictionary

  1. chargeth
  2. chargin'
  3. charging
  4. charging case
  5. charging cases
  6. charging down
  7. charging like a wounded bull
  8. charging off
  9. charging point
  10. charging points
  11. charging station

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