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";
