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noun(charge)(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
Synonyms: complaint,
Examples:
He was arrested on a charge of larceny.
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noun(charge)a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
Synonyms: burster, bursting charge, explosive charge,
Examples:
This cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains.
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noun(charge)the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
Synonyms: electric charge,
Examples:
The battery needed a fresh charge.
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verb(charge)cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Examples:
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks.
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noun(charge)(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
Synonyms: cathexis,
Examples:
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
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verb(charge)direct into a position for use
Examples:
He charged his weapon at me.
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verb(charge)blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
Synonyms: accuse,
Examples:
He charged the director with indifference.
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noun(charge)request for payment of a debt
Synonyms: billing,
Examples:
They submitted their charges at the end of each month.
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verb(charge)cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
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verb(charge)file a formal charge against
Examples:
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife.
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verb(charge)to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
Synonyms: bear down,
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noun(charge)attention and management implying responsibility for safety
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noun(charge)a special assignment that is given to a person or group
Synonyms: commission, mission,
Examples:
His charge was deliver a message.
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noun(charge)heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
Synonyms: armorial bearing, bearing, heraldic bearing,
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noun(charge)a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Synonyms: commission, direction,
Examples:
The judge's charge to the jury.
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verb(charge)attribute responsibility to
Synonyms: blame,
Examples:
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience.
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noun(charge)an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
Synonyms: accusation,
Examples:
The newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving.
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noun(charge)the swift release of a store of affective force
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verb(charge)impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Examples:
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend.
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verb(charge)assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Synonyms: appoint,
Examples:
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance.
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noun(charge)an impetuous rush toward someone or something
Examples:
The wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary.
The battle began with a cavalry charge.
The battle began with a cavalry charge.
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noun(charge)a person committed to your care
Examples:
The teacher led her charges across the street.
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verb(charge)cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
Examples:
Charge a conductor.
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verb(charge)energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
Examples:
I need to charge my car battery.
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verb(charge)enter a certain amount as a charge
Examples:
He charged me $15.
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noun(charge)financial liabilities (such as a tax)
Examples:
The charges against the estate.
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verb(charge)instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
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verb(charge)instruct or command with authority
Examples:
The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem.
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verb(charge)lie down on command, of hunting dogs
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verb(charge)make an accusatory claim
Examples:
The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased.
charge
verb(charge)pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
Antonyms: pay cash,
Examples:
Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?.
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verb(charge)place a heraldic bearing on
Examples:
Charge all weapons, shields, and banners.
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verb(charge)saturate
Examples:
The room was charged with tension and anxiety.
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verb(charge)set or ask for a certain price
Examples:
How much do you charge for lunch?.
This fellow charges $100 for a massage.
This fellow charges $100 for a massage.
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noun(charge)the price charged for some article or service
Examples:
The admission charge.