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charge
has definitions from the fields of law,physics,psychoanalysis,military,heraldry,electricity,fine art,accounting,criminal law,business,arms
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[ verb ] to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle:
Synonyms Examples "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork." Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)bursting from the lips of a charging cavalry trooper was the last sound heard on this earth by untold numbers of Cheyennes , Sioux and Apaches , Mexican banditos under Pancho_Villa , Japanese in the South_Pacific , and Chinese and North_Korean Communists in Korea . His followers shouted the old battle_cry after him and charged the hill , firing as they ran . Then they let_out a bellow of anguish and rage and , cursing , screaming and hollering `` Garryowen '' ! they charged into the enemy like wild_men . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)When his eyes began to focus , he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork . |
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[ noun ] (military) an impetuous rush toward someone or something
Examples "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary" "the battle began with a cavalry charge" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Later we realized that the redcoats had stopped their charge at the wall . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
Synonyms Examples "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Because they have kept the faith of their medieval fathers , English Catholics have always strongly resented the charge of being `` English '' . I have not seen this charge made during my stay here , but apparently it is still in_the_air . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)The charge : violation of the California Medical_Practices Act by practicing medicine without a license and selling misbranded drugs . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)The two main charges levelled against the Bourbons by liberals is that they are racists and social reactionaries . There is much truth in both these charges , and not many Bourbons deny them . Related terms |
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[ verb ] blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
Synonyms Examples : "he charged me director with indifference" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)The return of the Catholic hierarchy in 1850 was looked_upon with indignant disapprobation and , in_fact , was charged with being a gesture of disloyalty . |
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[ verb ] demand payment
Synonyms Examples "Will I get charged for this service?" "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although e stayed only 3 nights" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Accounting procedures which continue to charge a disproportionate overhead and warehouse expense to the main store make the branches seem more profitable than they are . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)She was the only kind of Negro Laura_Andrus would want around : independent , unservile , probably charging double what ordinary maids did for housework - and doubly efficient . |
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[ noun ] (business) the price charged for some article or service
Examples "the admission charge" Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Also count as an expense a charge for the labor to be contributed by the family . (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)Contractors ' charges would be additional . His charges would be added to the cost of materials . |
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[ verb ] assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Synonyms Examples "He was appointed deputy manager" "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The September October term jury had been charged by Fulton Superior_Court_Judge_Durwood_Pye to investigate reports of possible `` irregularities '' in the hard-fought primary which was won by Mayor-nominate_Ivan_Allen_Jr. . |
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[ verb ] (law) make an accusatory claim
Examples "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" Used in print (The Providence Journal,...)U._S._Attorney_Macon_Weaver said the federal complaint , charged that the juror gave false information when asked about Ku_Klux_Klan membership during selection of jury . (The Nation, 193: 16...)Molotov , in_particular , is being charged with all kinds of sins - especially with wanting to cut_down free public_services , to increase rents and fares ; in_fact , with having been against all the more popular features of the Khrushchev `` welfare_state '' . (Saturday Review...)Whether in his forthcoming book C._P._Snow commits the errors of judgment and of fact with which your heavily autobiographical critic charged him is important . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
Synonyms Examples "the battery needed a fresh charge" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Obviously , if colloidal particles bear charges of opposite sign or , if one kind is charged and the other kind is not , the attraction will be intensified and the tendency to agglomerate will be greatly reinforced . Likewise , a charged particle will tend to stick_to an uncharged surface and vice_versa , and a charged particle will be very strongly attracted to a surface exhibiting an opposite charge . |
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[ noun ] a task that has been assigned to a person or group
Synonyms Examples "a confidential mission to London" "his charge was deliver a message" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The jury further said in term end presentments that the City_Executive_Committee , which had over-all charge of the election , `` deserves the praise and thanks of the City_of_Atlanta '' for the manner in which the election was conducted . Related terms assignment mission_impossible fool's_errand martyr_operation commission |
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[ verb ] fill or load to capacity
Examples "charge the wagon with hay" Used in print (Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)As used in this Act , the term ' saline water ' includes sea_water , brackish water , and other mineralized or chemically charged water , and the term ' United_States ' extends to and includes the District_of_Columbia , the Commonwealth of Puerto_Rico , and the territories and possessions of the United_States . (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)The opening action is obtained when a capacitor , charged to high voltage , is suddenly discharged through the foil . |
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[ noun ] attention and management implying responsibility for safety
Synonyms Examples "he is under the care of a physician" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)`` We have nine hundred and eleven members in our charge '' , Mama announced , `` and three hundred and eighty Sunday-school scholars '' . Related terms protection providence great_care slight_care due_care foster_care tutor |
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[ noun ] a person committed to your care
Examples "the teacher led her charges across the street" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)If the dance teachers of America make it their business to prepare their young charges for the gymnastics that must come some_day if our schools are really responsible , we will be that_much ahead . |
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[ verb ] (accounting) enter a certain amount as a charge
Examples "he charged me $15" Used in print (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)In Dunston the rent would run close_to two_hundred a month ; in Medfield , perhaps twenty-five less , not all_of it paid by Thayer , who could charge off one room on his expense_account . Related terms |
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[ verb ] energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
Examples "I need to charge my car battery" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (physics) cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on (a conductor, for example)
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[ verb ] set or ask for a certain price
Examples "How much do you charge for lunch?" "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" Related terms |
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[ noun ] request for payment of a debt
Synonyms Examples "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Synonyms Examples "the judge's charge to the jury" Related terms |
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[ verb ] attribute responsibility to
Synonyms Examples "We blamed the accident on her" "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
Synonyms Examples "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the swift release of a store of affective force
Examples "they got a great bang out of it" "what a boot!" "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin" "he does it for kicks" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (heraldry) heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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[ verb ] lie down on command, of hunting dogs
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[ noun ] financial liabilities (such as a tax)
Examples "the charges against the estate" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
Synonyms Examples "After the second episode, she had to be committed" "he was committed to prison" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
Synonyms Examples "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
Synonyms Examples "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" Related terms |
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