Definitions
1.NounThe amount of money levied for a service."There will be a charge of five dollars."
2.NounAn attack in which combatants rush towards an enemy in an attempt to engage in close combat."Pickett's Charge; the Charge of the Light Brigade"
3.NounA forceful forward movement.
4.NounAn accusation."two charges of manslaughter; That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust."
5.NounAn official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of."two charges of manslaughter"
6.NounAn accusation by a person or organization."That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust."
7.NounAn electric charge.
8.NounThe scope of someone's responsibility."The child was in the nanny's charge."
9.NounSomeone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher."The child was a charge of the nanny."
10.NounA load or burden; cargo."The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings."
11.NounAn instruction."I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month."
12.NounA mortgage.
13.NounAn offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
14.NounA measured amount of powder and/or shot in a cartridge.
15.NounA measured amount of explosive.
16.NounAn image displayed on an escutcheon.
17.NounA position (of a weapon) fitted for attack."to bring a weapon to the charge"
18.NounA sort of plaster or ointment.
19.NounWeight; import; value.
20.NounA measure of thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; a charre.
21.NounAn address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
22.NounCannabis.
23.VerbTo assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
24.VerbTo assign (a debit) to an account."Let's charge this to marketing."
25.VerbTo require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.)."to charge high for goods; I won't charge you for the wheat."
26.VerbTo pay on account, as by using a credit card."Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?; Can I charge this purchase?"
27.VerbTo sell (something) at a given price."to charge coal at $5 per unit"
28.VerbTo formally accuse (a person) of a crime."I'm charging you with assault and battery."
29.VerbTo mortgage (a property).
30.VerbTo impute or ascribe.
31.VerbTo call to account; to challenge.
32.VerbTo place a burden, load or responsibility on or in.
To ornament with or cause to bear."to charge an architectural member with a moulding; He charges three roses.; He charges his shield with three roses or."
33.VerbTo ornament with or cause to bear."to charge an architectural member with a moulding"
34.VerbTo assume as a bearing."He charges three roses."
35.VerbTo add to or represent on."He charges his shield with three roses or."
36.VerbTo load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials."Charge your weapons; we're moving up.; Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly.; He charged the battery overnight.; Don't forget to charge the drill.; I charge my phone every night.; The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet.; His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever."
37.VerbTo cause to take on an electric charge."Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly."
38.VerbTo replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet."He charged the battery overnight.; Don't forget to charge the drill.; I charge my phone every night."
39.VerbTo replenish energy."The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet.; His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever."
40.VerbTo move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
To attack by moving forward quickly in a group."The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines."
41.VerbTo attack by moving forward quickly in a group."The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines."
42.VerbTo commit a charging foul.
43.VerbTo take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
44.VerbTo lie on the belly and be still.