power up

power up
transitive verb
: turn on 2

power up the computer

power-up noun

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ˌpower ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they power up he/she/it powers up present participle powering up past tense powered up past participle powered up] computing phrasal verb
to switch a computer on in the correct way

Power up your computer and we’ll start.

Thesaurus: to start or stop a computer or computer programsynonym to use or program a computerhyponym
Main entry: power

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power up [phrasal verb]
power up (something) or power (something) up : to make (a machine) ready for use by supplying it with electricity

I powered up [=started up, turned on] the computer.

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Main Entry:power

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