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supercharging

supercharging is the present participle and gerund of supercharge.

Meaning of supercharge

Verb

supercharge (third-person singular simple present supercharges, present participle supercharging, simple past and past participle supercharged)

  1. To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
  2. (transitive) To make faster or more powerful.
    • Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.2014 April 13, Nick Bilton, “Bend it, charge it, dunk it: Graphene, the material of tomorrow”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2025
  3. (electrics) To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.

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Questions about supercharging

What is supercharging the present participle and gerund of?
Supercharging is the present participle and gerund of supercharge.

Words near supercharging in the dictionary

  1. supercharge
  2. supercharged
  3. supercharger
  4. superchargers
  5. supercharges
  6. supercharging
  7. superchat
  8. superchats
  9. superchatted
  10. superchatter
  11. superchatters

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