charge

nouns

an impetuous rush toward someone or something
"the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
"the attack began at dawn"
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
charge, complaint
the price charged for some article or service
"the admission charge"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
cost
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"
charge, electric charge
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
"he is in the care of a bodyguard"
care, charge, guardianship, tutelage
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
charge, commission, mission
a person committed to your care
"the teacher led her charges across the street"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
dependant, dependent
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
"the charges against the estate"
charge
domain category
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
revenue enhancement, tax, taxation
is a type of (narrower)
anything that is owed to someone else
liabilities
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
"Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
cathexis, charge
the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill
request for payment of a debt
"they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
billing, charge
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
charge, commission, direction
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
accusation, charge
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
armorial bearing, bearing, charge, heraldic bearing
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
"this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge

verbs

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
"he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
bear down, charge
is derived from
charger
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
"he charged the director with indifference"
accuse, charge
demand payment
"Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
bill, charge
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
"He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
appoint, charge
file a formal charge against
"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
charge, file, lodge
make an accusatory claim
"The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
"He claimed that he killed the burglar"
claim
fill or load to capacity
"charge the wagon with hay"
charge
antonym
discharge
verb group
saturate
"The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
enter a certain amount as a charge
"he charged me $15"
charge
verb group
demand payment
"Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
bill, charge
is a type of (narrower)
enter as debit
debit
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send
give over to another for care or safekeeping
"consign your baggage"
charge, consign
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?"
charge
antonym
pay cash
is a type of (narrower)
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
"I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
pay
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
charge
is a type of (narrower)
assume a reclining position
"lie down on the bed until you feel better"
lie, lie down
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on
place a heraldic bearing on
"charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
charge
domain category
the creation of beautiful or significant things
"art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
art, artistic creation, artistic production
is a type of (narrower)
make a painting
"he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
paint
provide (a device) with something necessary
"He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
charge, load
direct into a position for use
"point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
charge, level, point
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
burden, charge, saddle
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
charge
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
instruct
instruct or command with authority
"The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
instruct
attribute responsibility to
"We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
blame, charge
set or ask for a certain price
"How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
fix conclusively or authoritatively
"set the rules"
determine, set
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
"charge a conductor"
charge
verb group
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
"I need to charge my car battery"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
"I need to charge my car battery"
charge
is derived from
charger
verb group
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
"charge a conductor"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
give something useful or necessary to
"We provided the room with an electrical heater"
furnish, provide, render, supply
saturate
"The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
charge
verb group
fill or load to capacity
"charge the wagon with hay"
charge
is a type of (narrower)
infuse or fill completely
"Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
impregnate, saturate