power (sth) up
— phrasal verb with power uk/paʊər/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/verb
If something that needs power or energy powers up, or if someone powers it up, it is turned on or prepared so that it is ready for use or action:
The computer takes a few seconds to power up after it's been switched on.
College baseball teams across the country are powering up for the new season.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- concentrate
- concentrated
- dial
- fortify
- fuel
- gel
- harden
- jell
- reignite
- reinvigorate
- take hold idiom
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten
- tighten sth up
- toughen
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