I looked for it in dictionaries, but it doesn't seem to be a standard verb, except in a few cases where it means to run someones name through the police systems. Perhaps it's slang?
очень хочу прокачать мои знания по английскому
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Yes, it's slang. Качать means pump. This word (by my opinion) came from bodybuilders, who pump theirs muscles. Today this word got wide meaning as improve something. Прокачать игрового персонажа в Wow. - pump my hero in WoW. Phrase in question mead "I really want to improve my English skills".
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1Yeah, right. You can also translate it as "to level up", "to train". Though, it is strictly colloquial, i.e. you are going to see this word ("качать", "прокачать", "прокачка") used a lot in game communities but never as an official term used in the game itself (unless the game itself is easy on meta-jokes). – Shady_arc May 25 '14 at 14:57
