Definitions from Wordnet 2.0

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
• attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
• a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler''s charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
• a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
• (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge''s charge to the jury"
• request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
• 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"
• (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
• a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"
• 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"
• the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
• financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
• saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
• energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
• cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"
• set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
• attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
• instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
• instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
• impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference"
• make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
• file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
• to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
• direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
• fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
• provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully"
• place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
• lie down on command, of hunting dogs
• move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
• 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?"
• demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
• enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
• give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
• cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
• assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

Definitions from Wiktionary

• (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" ,
• the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" ,
• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" ,
• request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" ,
• a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry 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" ,
• financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" ,
• a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street" ,
• attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" , 10. a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" , 1
• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" , 1
• a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" , 1
• 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" , 1
• (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" , 1
• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

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