charge
/ʧɑrʤ/
चार्ज
noun
1. charge
an impetuous rush toward someone or something
"the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"
"the battle began with a cavalry charge"
2. complaint
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
3. charge
the price charged for some article or service
"the admission charge"
4. electric charge
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"
5. care, tutelage, guardianship
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
"he is in the care of a bodyguard"
6. mission, commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"
"his charge was deliver a message"
7. charge
a person committed to your care
"the teacher led her charges across the street"
8. charge
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
"the charges against the estate"
9. cathexis
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
"Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
10. bang, boot, rush, flush, thrill, kick
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"
11. billing
request for payment of a debt
"they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
12. commission, direction
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
13. accusation
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
14. bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
15. burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
"this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
verb
1. bear down
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
"he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
2. accuse
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
"he charged the director with indifference"
3. bill
demand payment
"Will I get charged for this service?"
"We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
4. tear, shoot, shoot down, buck
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"
"He came charging into my office"
5. appoint
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
"He was appointed deputy manager"
"She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
6. lodge, file
file a formal charge against
"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
7. charge
make an accusatory claim
"The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
8. charge
fill or load to capacity
"charge the wagon with hay"
9. charge
enter a certain amount as a charge
"he charged me $15"
10. commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send
cause to be admitted
of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"
"he was committed to prison"
11. consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping
"consign your baggage"
12. charge
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. charge
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
14. agitate, rouse, turn on, commove, excite, charge up
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
15. charge
place a heraldic bearing on
"charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
16. load
provide (a device) with something necessary
"He loaded his gun carefully"
"load the camera"
17. level, point
direct into a position for use
"point a gun"
"He charged his weapon at me"
18. saddle, burden
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
19. charge
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
20. charge
instruct or command with authority
"The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
21. blame
attribute responsibility to
"We blamed the accident on her"
"The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
22. charge
set or ask for a certain price
"How much do you charge for lunch?"
"This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
23. charge
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
"charge a conductor"
24. charge
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
"I need to charge my car battery"
25. charge
saturate
"The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
Synonyms
direct enjoin advise admonish arraign inculpate entrust commit load accuse impeach attack assault impute carry
Antonyms
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