English dictionary
charge
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
noun
- attention and management implying responsibility for safety
noun
- an impetuous rush toward someone or something
noun
- a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
noun
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
noun
- (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
noun
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
noun
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
noun
- request for payment of a debt
noun
- the swift release of a store of affective force
noun
- (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
noun
- a person committed to your care
noun
- the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
noun
- the price charged for some article or service
noun
- financial liabilities (such as a tax)
verb
- saturate
verb
- energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
verb
- cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
verb
- set or ask for a certain price
verb
- attribute responsibility to
verb
- instruct or command with authority
verb
- instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
verb
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
verb
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
verb
- make an accusatory claim
verb
- file a formal charge against
verb
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
verb
- direct into a position for use
verb
- fill or load to capacity
verb
- provide (a device) with something necessary
verb
- place a heraldic bearing on
verb
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
verb
- lie down on command, of hunting dogs
verb
- move quickly and violently
verb
- pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
verb
- demand payment
verb
- enter a certain amount as a charge
verb
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
verb
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
verb
- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Example sentences
a confidential mission to London
his charge was to deliver a message
he is in the care of a bodyguard
the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary
the battle began with a cavalry charge
this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains
he was arrested on a charge of larceny
the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving
the judge's charge to the jury
they submitted their charges at the end of each month
they got a great bang out of it
what a boot!
he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
he does it for kicks
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
the teacher led her charges across the street
the battery needed a fresh charge
the admission charge
the charges against the estate
The room was charged with tension and anxiety
I need to charge my car battery
charge a conductor
How much do you charge for lunch?
This fellow charges $100 for a massage
We blamed the accident on her
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
he charged the director with indifference
The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
point a gun
He charged his weapon at me
charge the wagon with hay
He loaded his gun carefully
load the camera
charge all weapons, shields, and banners
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
The car tore down the street
He came charging into my office
Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
Will I get charged for this service?
We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
he charged me $15
consign your baggage
After the second episode, she had to be committed
he was committed to prison
He was appointed deputy manager
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance