| charge [n] |
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| 1) | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" |
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| Synonyms : | complaint |
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| pleading bill_of_indictment criminal_law complain accuse accusal |
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| 2) | the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" |
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| cost bill carrying_charge depreciation_charge undercharge overcharge fare fixed_charge agio demurrage installation_charge porterage postage poundage charge_per_unit water-rate surcharge service_charge stowage tankage |
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| 3) | an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" |
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| Synonyms : | accusation |
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| assertion accuse countercharge |
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| 4) | request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" |
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| Synonyms : | billing |
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| asking bill presentment |
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| 5) | a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" |
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| attack bear_down countercharge |
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| 6) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | electric_charge |
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| electrical_phenomenon electrostatic_charge positive_charge negative_charge |
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| 7) | financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" |
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| liabilities revenue_enhancement levy encumbrance assessment |
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| 8) | a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street" |
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| dependant appoint |
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| 9) | attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" |
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| Synonyms : | care guardianship tutelage |
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| protection tutor appoint care due_care foster_care great_care providence slight_care |
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| 10) | a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" |
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| Synonyms : | commission mission |
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| assignment commission appoint burden fool's_errand mission_impossible martyr_operation |
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| 11) | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" |
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| Synonyms : | commission direction |
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| bid appoint commission misdirection |
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| 12) | a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" |
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| Synonyms : | burster bursting_charge explosive_charge |
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| explosive burst shot undercharge rocket_fuel |
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| 13) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | bang boot flush kick rush thrill |
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| excitement beatify thrill thrill agitate |
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| 14) | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" |
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| Synonyms : | cathexis |
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| libidinal_energy analysis |
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| 15) | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield |
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| Synonyms : | armorial_bearing bearing heraldic_bearing |
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| heraldry annulet chevron fleur-de-lis ordinary |
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| charge [v] |
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| 1) | 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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| Synonyms : | bear_down |
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| rush charger |
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| 2) | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" |
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| Synonyms : | accuse |
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| accusation accuser accusal blame accuse asperse indict |
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| 3) | 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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| Synonyms : | bill |
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| account account billing impose tithe assess undercharge surcharge invoice |
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| 4) | move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
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| Synonyms : | buck shoot shoot_down tear |
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| belt_along shoot_up dart rip |
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| 5) | 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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| Synonyms : | appoint |
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| care appointee appointee assign depute make authorise accredit create |
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| 6) | file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" |
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| Synonyms : | file lodge |
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| accuse file data_file filer lodgement impeach |
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| 7) | make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
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| claim accusation tax complain |
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| 8) | fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" |
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| alter discharge burden freight |
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| 9) | enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" |
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| bill debit billing |
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| 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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| Synonyms : | commit institutionalise institutionalize send |
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| transfer asylum creation commitment hospitalise |
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| 11) | give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" |
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| Synonyms : | consign |
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| commit consigner consignee pledge hock check check |
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| 12) | 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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| pay billing pay_cash |
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| 13) | lie down on command, of hunting dogs |
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| lie |
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| 14) | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
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| Synonyms : | agitate charge_up commove excite rouse turn_on |
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| disturb excitation bang turn-on arousal calm hype_up bother pother electrify |
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| 15) | place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" |
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| paint art armorial_bearing |
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| 16) | provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully" |
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| Synonyms : | load |
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| fill burster load loader recharge |
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| 17) | direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
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| Synonyms : | level point |
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| point aim |
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| 18) | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" |
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| Synonyms : | burden saddle |
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| command burden overburden bear_down deluge adjure |
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| 19) | instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence |
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| instruct jurisprudence |
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| 20) | instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" |
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| instruct |
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| 21) | attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" |
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| Synonyms : | blame |
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| ascribe blame |
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| 22) | 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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| determine |
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| 23) | cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor" |
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| alter |
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| 24) | 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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| furnish battery_charger recharge |
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| 25) | saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" |
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| impregnate |
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