charge (
http://definr.com/charge)
n 1: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn:
complaint]
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" [syn:
accusation]
4: request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges
at the end of each month" [syn:
billing]
5: a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the
wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the
battle began with a cavalry charge"
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" [syn:
electric 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 under the care of a physician" [syn:
care,
tutelage,
guardianship]
10: a task that has been assigned to a person or group; "a
confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver
a message" [syn:
mission,
commission]
11: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn:
commission,
direction]
12: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this
cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn:
burster,
bursting charge,
explosive charge]
13: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for
kicks" [syn:
bang,
boot,
rush,
flush,
thrill,
kick]
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" [syn:
cathexis]
15: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a
shield [syn:
bearing,
heraldic bearing, {armorial
bearing}]
v 1: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle: "he
saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork." [syn: {bear
down}]
2: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior
against: "he charged me director with indifference" [syn:
accuse]
3: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?" "We
were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although e stayed
only 3 nights" [syn:
bill]
4: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street";
"He came charging into my office" [syn:
tear,
shoot, {shoot
down},
buck]
5: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was
appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with
supervising the creation of a concordance" [syn:
appoint]
6: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with
murdering his wife" [syn:
lodge,
file]
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" [ant:
discharge]
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"; "he was
committed to prison" [syn:
commit,
institutionalize,
institutionalise,
send]
11: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your
baggage" [syn:
consign]
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?" [ant:
pay cash]
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" [syn:
agitate,
rouse,
turn on,
commove,
excite, {charge
up}] [ant:
calm]
15: place a heraldic bearing on; of weapons, shields, and
banners
16: provide with munition "He loaded his gun carefully" [syn:
load]
17: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
his weapon at me" [syn:
level,
point]
18: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged
her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
[syn:
saddle,
burden]
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"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn:
blame]
22: set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for
lunch?" "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
23: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on (a
conductor, for example)
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"