charge in WordNet English dictionary

1. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
   "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
   accusation  charge 
   
2. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
   charge  bearing  heraldic bearing  armorial bearing 
   
3. 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  rush  flush  thrill  kick 
   
4. request for payment of a debt
   "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
   charge  billing 
   
5. a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
   "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
   charge  burster  bursting charge  explosive charge 
   
6. attention and management implying responsibility for safety
   "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
   care  charge  tutelage  guardianship 
   
7. (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 
   
8. an impetuous rush toward someone or something
   "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
   charge 
   
9. a special assignment that is given to a person or group
   "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
   mission  charge  commission 
   
10. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
    "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
    charge  complaint 
    
11. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
    "the judge's charge to the jury"
    commission  charge  direction 
    
12. a person committed to your care
    "the teacher led her charges across the street"
    charge 
    
13. 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 
    
14. financial liabilities (such as a tax)
    "the charges against the estate"
    charge 
    
15. the price charged for some article or service
    "the admission charge"
    charge 
    

1. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
   "he charged the director with indifference"
   charge  accuse 
   
2. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
   "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
   agitate  rouse  turn on  charge  commove  excite  charge up 
   
3. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
   "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
   appoint  charge 
   
4. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
   "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
   charge  bear down 
   
5. demand payment
   "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
   charge  bill 
   
6. attribute responsibility to
   "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
   blame  charge 
   
7. move quickly and violently
   "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
   tear  shoot  shoot down  charge  buck 
   
8. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
   "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
   charge  saddle  burden 
   
9. energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
   "I need to charge my car battery"
   charge 
   
10. cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
    "charge a conductor"
    charge 
    
11. saturate
    "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
    charge 
    
12. set or ask for a certain price
    "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
    charge 
    
13. file a formal charge against
    "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
    charge  lodge  file 
    
14. make an accusatory claim
    "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
    charge 
    
15. instruct or command with authority
    "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
    charge 
    
16. instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
    charge 
    
17. direct into a position for use
    "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
    charge  level  point 
    
18. fill or load to capacity
    "charge the wagon with hay"
    charge 
    
19. provide (a device) with something necessary
    "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
    load  charge 
    
20. place a heraldic bearing on
    "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
    charge 
    
21. lie down on command, of hunting dogs
    charge 
    
22. 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 
    
23. enter a certain amount as a charge
    "he charged me $15"
    charge 
    
24. give over to another for care or safekeeping
    "consign your baggage"
    consign  charge 
    
25. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
    "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
    commit  institutionalize  institutionalise  send  charge