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power

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. power (verb)
  2. power up (verb)

2power

verb

Definition of POWER

transitive verb
1
: to supply with power and especially motive power
2
: to give impetus to
intransitive verb
1
: to move about by means of motive power
2
: to move with great speed or force
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Examples of POWER

  1. The running back powered through the defensive line.
  2. He powered the ball past the goalie.
  3. She powered her way to the finish line.

First Known Use of POWER

1540

Rhymes with POWER

bower, dower, flour, flower, glower, lower, scour, shower, sour, Stour, tour, tower

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