charge

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

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

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

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

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?

4.move quickly and violently;

The car tore down the street

5.assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to;

He was appointed deputy manager

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

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

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

22. set or ask for a certain price;

How much do you charge for lunch?

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