charge
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- n an impetuous rush toward someone or something
the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary
the battle began with a cavalry charge - n (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
he was arrested on a charge of larceny - n the price charged for some article or service
the admission charge - n 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 - n attention and management implying responsibility for safety
- n a special assignment that is given to a person or group
his charge was deliver a message - n a person committed to your care
the teacher led her charges across the street - n financial liabilities (such as a tax)
the charges against the estate - n (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge - n the swift release of a store of affective force
- n request for payment of a debt
they submitted their charges at the end of each month - n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
the judge's charge to the jury - n an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving - n heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
- n a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains - v to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- v blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
he charged the director with indifference - v demand payment
Will I get charged for this service? - v move quickly and violently
- v assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance - v file a formal charge against
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife - v make an accusatory claim
The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased - v fill or load to capacity
charge the wagon with hay - v enter a certain amount as a charge
he charged me $15 - v cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- v give over to another for care or safekeeping
- v 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? - v lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- v cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks - v place a heraldic bearing on
charge all weapons, shields, and banners - v provide (a device) with something necessary
- v direct into a position for use
He charged his weapon at me - v impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend - v instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- v instruct or command with authority
The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem - v attribute responsibility to
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience - v set or ask for a certain price
How much do you charge for lunch?
This fellow charges $100 for a massage - v cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
charge a conductor - v energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
I need to charge my car battery - v saturate
The room was charged with tension and anxiety
- No charge for the first checked bag ($25 for the second), and it's holding the line on the other freebies, like drinks and blankets, as well as still offering free meals like .
- THE CHARGE Kerry lied to win his Silver Star.
- A pilot project aims to upend the publishing industry, and help strapped students, by offering textbooks free of charge online.