Noun
1. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"2. the price charged for some article or service;
"the admission charge"3. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"4. request for payment of a debt;
"they submitted their charges at the end of each month"5. a impetuous rush toward someone or something;
"the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary""the battle began with a cavalry charge"6. the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons;
"the battery needed a fresh charge"7. financial liabilities (such as a tax);
"the charges against the estate"8. a person committed to your care;
"the teacher led her charges across the street"9. attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
"he is in the care of a bodyguard"10. a special assignment that is given to a person or group;
"a confidential mission to London""his charge was deliver a message"11. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
"the judge's charge to the jury"12. a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time;
"this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"13. the swift release of a store of affective force;
"they got a great bang out of it""what a boot!""he got a quick rush from injecting heroin""he does it for kicks"14. (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object;
"Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"15. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
Verb
1. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle;
"he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"2. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;
"he charged me director with indifference"3. demand payment;
"Will I get charged for this service?""We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"4. move quickly and violently;
"The car tore down the street""He came charging into my office"5. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to;
"He was appointed deputy manager""She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"6. file a formal charge against;
"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"7. make an accusatory claim;
"The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"8. fill or load to capacity;
"charge the wagon with hay"9. enter a certain amount as a charge;
"he charged me $15"10. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;
"After the second episode, she had to be committed""he was committed to prison"11. give over to another for care or safekeeping;
"consign your baggage"12. pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt;
"Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"13. lie down on command, of hunting dogs
14. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused;
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"15. place a heraldic bearing on;
"charge all weapons, shields, and banners"16. provide with munition;
"He loaded his gun carefully"17. direct into a position for use;
"point a gun""He charged his weapon at me"18. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to;
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"19. instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
20. instruct or command with authority;
"The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"21. attribute responsibility to;
"We blamed the accident on her""The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"22. set or ask for a certain price;
"How much do you charge for lunch?""This fellow charges $100 for a massage"23. cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on;
"charge a conductor"24. energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge;
"I need to charge my car battery"25. saturate;
"The room was charged with tension and anxiety"