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charge
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
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noun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
“a confidential mission to London”
noun
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
“he is in the care of a bodyguard”
noun
an impetuous rush toward someone or something
“the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary”
noun
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
“this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains”
noun
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
noun
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
“he was arrested on a charge of larceny”
noun
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
“the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving”
noun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
“the judge's charge to the jury”
noun
request for payment of a debt
“they submitted their charges at the end of each month”
noun
the swift release of a store of affective force
“they got a great bang out of it”
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”
noun
a person committed to your care
“the teacher led her charges across the street”
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”
noun
the price charged for some article or service
“the admission charge”
noun
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
“the charges against the estate”
verb
saturate
“The room was charged with tension and anxiety”
verb
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
“I need to charge my car battery”
verb
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
“charge a conductor”
verb
set or ask for a certain price
“How much do you charge for lunch?”
verb
attribute responsibility to
“We blamed the accident on her”
verb
instruct or command with authority
“The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem”
verb
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
verb
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
“He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”
verb
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
“he charged the director with indifference”
verb
make an accusatory claim
“The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased”
verb
file a formal charge against
“The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”
verb
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
“he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork”
verb
direct into a position for use
“point a gun”
verb
fill or load to capacity
“charge the wagon with hay”
verb
provide (a device) with something necessary
“He loaded his gun carefully”
verb
place a heraldic bearing on
“charge all weapons, shields, and banners”
verb
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
“The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”
verb
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
verb
move quickly and violently
“The car tore down the street”
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?”
verb
demand payment
“Will I get charged for this service?”
verb
enter a certain amount as a charge
“he charged me $15”
verb
give over to another for care or safekeeping
“consign your baggage”
verb
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
“After the second episode, she had to be committed”
verb
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
“He was appointed deputy manager”
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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
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