charger
part of speech
noun (a charger, chargers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A device that puts electricity back into a battery, like a phone or laptop charger. tree →
2) (old, in stories) A horse ridden by a knight into battle. tree →
3) A large flat plate (rare). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a charger is the cable and plug for phones, tablets and laptops. In science, it moves electrical energy into a battery, which stores it as chemical energy. In safety lessons: don't charge devices on your bed or under a pillow (they can overheat and start a fire), use the right charger, don't use broken cables, and unplug when done. Phrases: phone charger, plug in the charger, charging cable, car charger.
examples
- Can I borrow your phone charger? tree →
- Plug the charger into the wall socket. tree →
- Don't leave your tablet charging under the pillow. tree →
- The charger got hot, so Mum unplugged it. tree →
- Electric cars use a big charger at a charging station. tree →
- The knight rode his white charger into battle. tree →
- My charger cable is frayed, so I need a new one. tree →
- Outside stood his faithful charger, pawing the ground. tree →
note
From the verb «charge» (to fill a battery with electricity). A frayed or broken charger is a fire and shock danger. In knight stories «charger» means a war horse, not a device.
In the corpora
- Damaged cables, hot plugs and chargers smothered under bedding are warning signs of a fault that can start a fire.
- Charge phones and tablets on a hard surface, never under a pillow, because chargers get hot.
- E-bike batteries must be charged only with the right charger, on a hard surface, and not overnight in a bedroom or hallway.
- Use the right charger, and stop charging if a phone or battery gets hot.
- Things that heat, like kettles, ovens and heaters, use far more electricity than a phone charger or an LED bulb.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «charger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.