Definition of Charge

Noun

• a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
  "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
  burster - bursting charge - explosive charge
• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
  bearing - heraldic bearing - armorial bearing
• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
  "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
  accusation
• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
  "the judge's charge to the jury"
  commission direction
• request for payment of a debt
  "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
  billing
• 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"
  bang boot rush flush thrill kick
• (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
  "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
  cathexis
• financial liabilities (such as a tax)
  "the charges against the estate"
  
• a person committed to your care
  "the teacher led her charges across the street"
  
• a special assignment that is given to a person or group
  "a confidential mission to London"
  "his charge was deliver a message"
  mission commission
• attention and management implying responsibility for safety
  "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
  care tutelage guardianship
• 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"
  - electric charge
• the price charged for some article or service
  "the admission charge"
  
• (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
  "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
  complaint
• an impetuous rush toward someone or something
  "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"
  "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
  

Verb

• saturate
  "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
  
• energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
  "I need to charge my car battery"
  
• cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
  "charge a conductor"
  
• set or ask for a certain price
  "How much do you charge for lunch?"
  "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
  
• attribute responsibility to
  "We blamed the accident on her"
  "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
  blame
• instruct or command with authority
  "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
  
• instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
  
• impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
  "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
  saddle burden
• direct into a position for use
  "point a gun"
  "He charged his weapon at me"
  level point
• provide (a device) with something necessary
  "He loaded his gun carefully"
  "load the camera"
  load
• place a heraldic bearing on
  "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
  
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
  "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
  agitate rouse - turn on commove excite - charge up
• lie down on command, of hunting dogs
  
• 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?"
  
• give over to another for care or safekeeping
  "consign your baggage"
  consign
• cause to be admitted
  of persons to an institution
  "After the second episode, she had to be committed"
  "he was committed to prison"
  commit institutionalize institutionalise send
• enter a certain amount as a charge
  "he charged me $15"
  
• fill or load to capacity
  "charge the wagon with hay"
  
• make an accusatory claim
  "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
  
• file a formal charge against
  "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
  lodge file
• assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
  "He was appointed deputy manager"
  "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
  appoint
• move quickly and violently
  "The car tore down the street"
  "He came charging into my office"
  tear shoot - shoot down buck
• demand payment
  "Will I get charged for this service?"
  "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
  bill
• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  "he charged the director with indifference"
  accuse
• to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
  "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
  - bear down

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