charge

Sense 1 noun

an impetuous rush toward someone or something

the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary

Sense 2 verb

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork

Sense 3 noun

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

he was arrested on a charge of larceny

Sense 4 verb

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

he charged the director with indifference

Sense 5 noun

the price charged for some article or service

the admission charge

Sense 6 verb

demand payment

Will I get charged for this service?

Sense 7 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

Sense 8 verb

move quickly and violently

The car tore down the street

Sense 9 noun

attention and management implying responsibility for safety

he is in the care of a bodyguard

Sense 10 verb

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

He was appointed deputy manager

Sense 11 noun

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

a confidential mission to London

Sense 12 verb

file a formal charge against

The suspect was charged with murdering his wife

Sense 13 noun

a person committed to your care

the teacher led her charges across the street

Sense 14 verb

make an accusatory claim

The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased

Sense 15 noun

financial liabilities (such as a tax)

the charges against the estate

Sense 16 verb

fill or load to capacity

charge the wagon with hay

Sense 17 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

Sense 18 verb

enter a certain amount as a charge

he charged me $15

Sense 19 noun

the swift release of a store of affective force

they got a great bang out of it

Sense 20 verb

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

After the second episode, she had to be committed

Sense 21 noun

request for payment of a debt

they submitted their charges at the end of each month

Sense 22 verb

give over to another for care or safekeeping

consign your baggage

Sense 23 noun

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

the judge's charge to the jury

Sense 24 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?

Sense 25 noun

an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving

Sense 26 verb

lie down on command, of hunting dogs

Sense 27 noun

heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

Sense 28 verb

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks

Sense 29 noun

a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains

Sense 30 verb

place a heraldic bearing on

charge all weapons, shields, and banners

Sense 31 verb

provide (a device) with something necessary

He loaded his gun carefully

Sense 32 verb

direct into a position for use

point a gun

Sense 33 verb

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend

Sense 34 verb

instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

Sense 35 verb

instruct or command with authority

The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem

Sense 36 verb

attribute responsibility to

We blamed the accident on her

Sense 37 verb

set or ask for a certain price

How much do you charge for lunch?

Sense 38 verb

cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

charge a conductor

Sense 39 verb

energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

I need to charge my car battery

Sense 40 verb

saturate

The room was charged with tension and anxiety