Supercharge

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, n. (Her.)
     A bearing charged upon another bearing. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Supercharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supercharging}.] [Pref.
     super- + charge. Cf. {Surcharge}.] (Her.)
     To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to
     supercharge a rose upon a fess.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  supercharge
       v 1: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical
            circuit" [syn: {boost}, {advance}]
       2: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid [syn: {pressurize},
           {pressurise}]