Definition of "power up" [power up]

• To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational. (verb)
• To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power. (verb)

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• "In order to achieve the transcendental Illumination, a yogin must redirect the course of sexual power up the median nerve to the brain."
• "In-demand talent and, by extension, their representation holds a certain amount of power up until the breaking point—that point where the economics no longer make sense."