n.

1. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
   complaint
   
   • he was arrested on a charge of larceny
2. the price charged for some article or service
   
   • the admission charge
3. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
   accusation
   
   • the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving
4. request for payment of a debt;
   billing
   
   • they submitted their charges at the end of each month
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;
   electric charge
   
   • the battery needed a fresh 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;
   care, tutelage, guardianship
   
   • he is in the care of a bodyguard
10. a special assignment that is given to a person or group;
    mission, commission
    
    • a confidential mission to London
    • his charge was deliver a message
11. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
    commission, direction
    
    • the judge's charge to the jury
12. a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time;
    burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
    
    • this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains
13. the swift release of a store of affective force;
    bang, boot, rush, flush, thrill, kick
    
    • they got a great bang out of it
    • what a boot!
    • he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
    • he does it for kicks
14. (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object;
    cathexis
    
    • Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
15. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield;
    bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing

v.

1. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle;
   bear down
   
   • he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
2. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;
   accuse
   
   • he charged thee director with indifference
3. demand payment;
   bill
   
   • Will I get charged for this service?
   • We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
4. move quickly and violently;
   tear, shoot, shoot down, buck
   
   • The car tore down the street
   • He came charging into my office
5. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to;
   appoint
   
   • He was appointed deputy manager
   • She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
6. file a formal charge against;
   lodge, file
   
   • The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
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
9. enter a certain amount as a charge
   
   • he charged me $15
10. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;
    commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send
    
    • After the second episode, she had to be committed
    • he was committed to prison
11. give over to another for care or safekeeping;
    consign
    
    • consign your baggage
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?
13. lie down on command, of hunting dogs
14. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused;
    agitate, rouse, turn on, commove, excite, charge up
    
    • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
15. place a heraldic bearing on
    
    • charge all weapons, shields, and banners
16. provide with munition;
    load
    
    • He loaded his gun carefully
17. direct into a position for use;
    level, point
    
    • point a gun
    • He charged his weapon at me
18. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to;
    saddle, burden
    
    • He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
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;
    blame
    
    • We blamed the accident on her
    • The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
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
    
    • charge a conductor
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