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power-up

power-up noun: a collectable item that gives the player some benefit.

Noun

power-up (plural power-ups)

  1. A collectable item that gives the player some benefit.
    • The fist power-up gives you a more powerful punch.
    Antonyms:
    power-down

Antonyms of power-up

Forms of power-up

pluralpower-ups

Origin of power-up

Calque of Japanese パワーアップ (pawā-appu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from power + up.

Questions about power-up

What does power-up mean?
Power-up means a collectable item that gives the player some benefit.
What part of speech is power-up?
Power-up is a noun.
What is the plural of power-up?
The plural of power-up is power-ups.

Words near power-up in the dictionary

  1. power-trip
  2. power-tripped
  3. power-tripper
  4. power-tripping
  5. power-trips
  6. power-up
  7. power-ups
  8. power-walk
  9. power-walked
  10. power-walking
  11. power-walks

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