SUPERCHARGING

Verb

supercharging

present participle of supercharge

Source: Wiktionary


SUPERCHARGE

Su`per*charge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supercharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Supercharging.] Etym: [Pref. super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.] (Her.)

Definition: To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess.

Su`per*charge", n. (Her.)

Definition: A bearing charged upon another bearing. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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