charge

(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”
• “;”

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”

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

• “a confidential mission to London”
• “his charge was deliver a message”

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• “the judge”

a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

• “this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains”

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”

heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

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

• “he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork”

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

• “he charged thee director with indifference”

demand payment

• “Will I get charged for this service?”
• “We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights”

move quickly and violently

• “The car tore down the street”
• “He came charging into my office”

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

• “He was appointed deputy manager”
• “She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance”

file a formal charge against

• “The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”

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

• “After the second episode, she had to be committed”
• “he was committed to prison”

be owned by; be in the possession of

• “This book belongs to me”

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”

place a heraldic bearing on

• “charge all weapons, shields, and banners”

provide with munition

• “He loaded his gun carefully”

direct into a position for use

• “point a gun”
• “He charged his weapon at me”

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

• “He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”

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

• “We blamed the accident on her”
• “The tragedy was charged to her inexperience”

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”