Charge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 2
Enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 5
Place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 6
Attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 7
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 8
Saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 9
File a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 10
Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 11
Cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 12
Move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Belt Along
- Race
- Cannonball Along
- Speed
- Pelt Along
- Bucket Along
- Hotfoot
- Hasten
- Rush Along
- Rush
- Step On It
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Meaning 13
Set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 14
Give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 15
Instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 16
Lie down on command, of hunting dogs.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 17
Provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 18
Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Criminate
- Slander
- Smirch
- Sully
- Besmirch
- Asperse
- Impeach
- Denigrate
- Smear
- Incriminate
- Fault
- Calumniate
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Meaning 19
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?".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 20
Energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 21
Instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 22
Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 23
Fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 24
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 25
Demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.