charge

charge[ tʃɑ:dʒ ]

• n.
  • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

    "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

    同义词：complaint

  • 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"

    同义词：accusation

  • request for payment of a debt

    "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

    同义词：billing

  • 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"

    同义词：electric 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

    同义词：caretutelageguardianship

  • a special assignment that is given to a person or group

    "his charge was deliver a message"

    同义词：missioncommission

  • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

    "the judge's charge to the jury"

    同义词：commissiondirection

  • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

    "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"

    同义词：bursterbursting chargeexplosive charge

  • the swift release of a store of affective force

    同义词：bangbootrushflushthrillkick

  • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

    "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"

    同义词：cathexis

  • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

    同义词：bearingheraldic bearingarmorial bearing

• v.
  • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

    同义词：bear down

  • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

    "he charged thee director with indifference"

    同义词：accuse

  • demand payment

    "Will I get charged for this service?"

    同义词：bill

  • move quickly and violently

    同义词：tearshootshoot downbuck

  • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

    "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

    同义词：appoint

  • file a formal charge against

    "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

    同义词：lodgefile

  • make an accusatory claim

    "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"

  • fill or load to capacity

    "charge the wagon with hay"

  • enter a certain amount as a charge

    "he charged me $15"

  • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

    同义词：commitinstitutionalizeinstitutionalisesend

  • give over to another for care or safekeeping

    同义词：consign

  • 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?"

  • lie down on command, of hunting dogs
  • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

    "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

    同义词：agitaterouseturn oncommoveexcitecharge up

  • place a heraldic bearing on

    "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"

  • provide with munition

    同义词：load

  • direct into a position for use

    "He charged his weapon at me"

    同义词：levelpoint

  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

    "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

    同义词：saddleburden

  • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
  • instruct or command with authority

    "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"

  • attribute responsibility to

    "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"

    同义词：blame

  • set or ask for a certain price

    "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"

  • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

    "charge a conductor"

  • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

    "I need to charge my car battery"

  • saturate

    "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"