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noun for electricity ADJ. dead, flat The car won't start?the battery's flat. | rechargeable | car, torch | alkaline, lithium VERB + BATTERY charge, recharge | change, replace | connect Is the battery connected correctly? | be powered by, run on, use, work on The machine can also run on batteries. BATTERY + VERB give out, go dead, run down, run out After about six hours, the battery will run down. BATTERY + NOUN power | life With our product you get longer battery life. | failure | charger PHRASES battery-operated, battery-powered a small battery-powered car large group of similar things ADJ. full, whole PREP. ~ of I had to answer a whole battery of questions. PHRASES a battery of tests
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battery
adjectives
flat
British English , dead American English (= with no more electricity in it )
• I'd left the headlights on and the battery was completely flat.
low
(= with little electricity in it )
• He could see the battery was low on his laptop.
a car/torch/phone etc battery
• Have you checked your mobile phone battery?
a rechargeable battery
(= one that you can put more electricity in and use again )
• The camera uses rechargeable batteries.
a spare battery
(= an extra one, in case you need it )
• Take a torch and spare batteries.
verbs
change/replace the battery
(= put a new battery in something )
• You may need to change the battery in the smoke alarm.
charge/recharge a battery
(= put more electricity in it )
• It takes eight hours to fully recharge the battery.
use batteries
( also run on batteries )
• The clock runs on two 9-volt batteries.
put a battery in
• She had put new batteries in the radio.
take a battery out
• I''ll take the batteries out while I'm not using it.
nouns
a battery charger
(= a piece of equipment for charging batteries )
• Don't forget to pack your battery charger.
battery power
• You can plug your laptop in or use it on battery power.
battery life
(= how long a battery produces electricity )
• My old phone had a longer battery life.
phrases
battery powered/operated
• A lot of children's toys are battery operated.
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