Hypertext Webster Gateway: "supercharge"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]


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