Definition (noun) an impetuous rush toward someone or something
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the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary
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the battle began with a cavalry charge
Definition (noun) (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
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he was arrested on a charge of larceny
Definition (noun) the price charged for some article or service
Definition (noun) the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
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the battery needed a fresh charge
Definition (noun) attention and management implying responsibility for safety
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he is in the care of a bodyguard
Definition (noun) a special assignment that is given to a person or group
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a confidential mission to London
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his charge was deliver a message
Definition (noun) a person committed to your care
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the teacher led her charges across the street
Definition (noun) financial liabilities (such as a tax)
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the charges against the estate
Definition (noun) (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
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Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
Definition (noun) the swift release of a store of affective force
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they got a great bang out of it
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what a boot!
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he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
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he does it for kicks
Definition (noun) request for payment of a debt
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they submitted their charges at the end of each month
Definition (noun) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
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the judge's charge to the jury
Definition (noun) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
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the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving
Definition (noun) heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
Definition (noun) a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
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this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains
Definition (verb) to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
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he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
Definition (verb) blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
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he charged the director with indifference
Definition (verb) demand payment
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Will I get charged for this service?
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We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
Definition (verb) move quickly and violently
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The car tore down the street
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He came charging into my office
Definition (verb) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
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He was appointed deputy manager
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She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
Definition (verb) file a formal charge against
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The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
Definition (verb) make an accusatory claim
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The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased
Definition (verb) fill or load to capacity
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charge the wagon with hay
Definition (verb) enter a certain amount as a charge
Definition (verb) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
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After the second episode, she had to be committed
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he was committed to prison
Definition (verb) give over to another for care or safekeeping
Definition (verb) pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
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Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
Definition (verb) lie down on command, of hunting dogs
Definition (verb) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
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The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
Definition (verb) place a heraldic bearing on
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charge all weapons, shields, and banners
Definition (verb) provide (a device) with something necessary
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He loaded his gun carefully
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load the camera
Definition (verb) direct into a position for use
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point a gun
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He charged his weapon at me
Definition (verb) impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
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He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
Definition (verb) instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
Definition (verb) instruct or command with authority
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The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
Definition (verb) attribute responsibility to
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We blamed the accident on her
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The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
Definition (verb) set or ask for a certain price
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How much do you charge for lunch?
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This fellow charges $100 for a massage
Definition (verb) cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
Definition (verb) energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
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I need to charge my car battery
Definition (verb) saturate
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The room was charged with tension and anxiety