Definition of charge

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Definition of charge

  • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was arrested on a charge of larceny

    Synonyms

    1. complaint
  • move quickly and violently (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. buck
    2. shoot
    3. shoot down
    4. tear
  • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time (noun)

    Examples

    1. this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains

    Synonyms

    1. burster
    2. bursting charge
    3. explosive charge
  • the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons (noun)

    Examples

    1. the battery needed a fresh charge

    Synonyms

    1. electric charge
  • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused (verb)

    Examples

    1. The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks

    Synonyms

    1. agitate
    2. charge up
    3. commove
    4. excite
    5. rouse
    6. turn on
  • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object (noun)

    Examples

    1. Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge

    Synonyms

    1. cathexis
  • demand payment (verb)

    Examples

    1. Will I get charged for this service?

    Synonyms

    1. bill
  • direct into a position for use (verb)

    Examples

    1. He charged his weapon at me

    Synonyms

    1. level
    2. point
  • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against (verb)

    Examples

    1. he charged the director with indifference

    Synonyms

    1. accuse
  • request for payment of a debt (noun)

    Examples

    1. they submitted their charges at the end of each month

    Synonyms

    1. billing
  • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. commit
    2. institutionalise
    3. institutionalize
    4. send
  • file a formal charge against (verb)

    Examples

    1. The suspect was charged with murdering his wife

    Synonyms

    1. file
    2. lodge
  • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bear down
  • give over to another for care or safekeeping (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. consign
  • provide (a device) with something necessary (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. load
  • attention and management implying responsibility for safety (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. care
    2. guardianship
    3. tutelage
  • a special assignment that is given to a person or group (noun)

    Examples

    1. his charge was deliver a message

    Synonyms

    1. commission
    2. mission
  • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. armorial bearing
    2. bearing
    3. heraldic bearing
  • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the judge's charge to the jury

    Synonyms

    1. commission
    2. direction
  • attribute responsibility to (verb)

    Examples

    1. The tragedy was charged to her inexperience

    Synonyms

    1. blame
  • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence (noun)

    Examples

    1. the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving

    Synonyms

    1. accusation
  • the swift release of a store of affective force (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bang
    2. boot
    3. flush
    4. kick
    5. rush
    6. thrill
  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb)

    Examples

    1. He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend

    Synonyms

    1. burden
    2. saddle
  • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to (verb)

    Examples

    1. She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance

    Synonyms

    1. appoint
  • an impetuous rush toward someone or something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary
    2. the battle began with a cavalry charge
  • a person committed to your care (noun)

    Examples

    1. the teacher led her charges across the street
  • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on (verb)

    Examples

    1. charge a conductor
  • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge (verb)

    Examples

    1. I need to charge my car battery
  • enter a certain amount as a charge (verb)

    Examples

    1. he charged me $15
  • fill or load to capacity (verb)

    Examples

    1. charge the wagon with hay
  • financial liabilities (such as a tax) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the charges against the estate
  • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence (verb)
  • instruct or command with authority (verb)

    Examples

    1. The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
  • lie down on command, of hunting dogs (verb)
  • make an accusatory claim (verb)

    Examples

    1. The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased
  • pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt (verb)

    Examples

    1. Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
  • place a heraldic bearing on (verb)

    Examples

    1. charge all weapons, shields, and banners
  • saturate (verb)

    Examples

    1. The room was charged with tension and anxiety
  • set or ask for a certain price (verb)

    Examples

    1. How much do you charge for lunch?
    2. This fellow charges $100 for a massage
  • the price charged for some article or service (noun)

    Examples

    1. the admission charge

See definition of charge in Merriam Webster