Associations to the word «Supercharge»

Wiktionary

SUPERCHARGE, verb. 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.
SUPERCHARGE, verb. To make faster or more powerful.
SUPERCHARGE, verb. (heraldry) To overlay one charge upon another.

Dictionary definition

SUPERCHARGE, verb. Increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit".
SUPERCHARGE, verb. Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats