[noun] (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" Synonyms:complaint
[noun] the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
[noun] an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" Synonyms:accusation
[noun] request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" Synonyms:billing
[noun] a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
[noun] 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" Synonyms:electric
[noun] financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
[noun] a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"
[noun] attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" Synonyms:care, tutelage, guardianship
[noun] a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" Synonyms:mission, commission
[noun] a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" Synonyms:commission, direction
[noun] a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" Synonyms:burster, bursting explosive
[noun] 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" Synonyms:bang, boot, rush, flush, thrill, kick
[noun] (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" Synonyms:cathexis
[verb] to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" Synonyms:bear down
[verb] blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" Synonyms:accuse
[verb] demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" Synonyms:bill
[verb] move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" Synonyms:tear, shoot, shoot down, buck
[verb] assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" Synonyms:appoint
[verb] file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" Synonyms:lodge, file
[verb] make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
[verb] fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
[verb] enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
[verb] cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" Synonyms:commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send
[verb] give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" Synonyms:consign
[verb] 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?"
[verb] lie down on command, of hunting dogs
[verb] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" Synonyms:agitate, rouse, turn on, commove, excite, up
[verb] place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
[verb] provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully" Synonyms:load
[verb] direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" Synonyms:level, point
[verb] impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" Synonyms:saddle, burden
[verb] instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
[verb] instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
[verb] attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" Synonyms:blame
[verb] set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
[verb] cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"
[verb] energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
[verb] saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
