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Definition of "power-up" [power-up]

  • A special item which, when obtained, provides the player with some asset that is necessary for or makes easier the process of beating the game. (noun)

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Use "power-up" in a sentence
  • "You best judge your jumps correctly or whether or not you should use a star power-up to zoom ahead or if you think you can totally outswim those jellyfish (you can't)."
  • "Dokki Doki and Shugo Chara Pucchi Puchi! will follow the current anime series as its power-up."
  • "In order to power-up these criminals for use in “mechanical warfare and mayhem”, they go through orientation after the weaker criminals are violently weeded out."
Words like "power-up"
self-calibration
seven-card
seven-sound
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time-changer
user-initiated
wrap-around