Dictionary

charge

n.
1.(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
2.the price charged for some article or service
3.an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
4.request for payment of a debt
5.a impetuous rush toward someone or something
6.the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
7.financial liabilities (such as a tax)
8.a person committed to your care
9.attention and management implying responsibility for safety 10.a special assignment that is given to a person or group 11.a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something 12.a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time 13.the swift release of a store of affective force 14.(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object 15.heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield charge v.
1.to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
2.blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
3.demand payment
4.move quickly and violently
5.assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
6.file a formal charge against
7.make an accusatory claim
8.fill or load to capacity
9.enter a certain amount as a charge 10.cause to be admitted 11.give over to another for care or safekeeping 12.pay with a credit card 13.lie down on command, of hunting dogs 14.cause to be agitated, excited, or roused 15.place a heraldic bearing on 16.provide with munition 17.direct into a position for use 18.impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to 19.instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence 20.instruct or command with authority 21.attribute responsibility to 22.set or ask for a certain price 23.cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on 24.energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge 25.saturate