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(noun) mission, commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a confidential mission to London; his charge was deliver a message
(noun) care, guardianship, tutelage
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
he is in the care of a bodyguard
(noun) burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains
(noun) bearing, armorial bearing, heraldic bearing
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
(noun) complaint
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
he was arrested on a charge of larceny
(noun) accusation
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving
(noun) commission, direction
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
the judge's charge to the jury
(noun) billing
request for payment of a debt
they submitted their charges at the end of each month
(noun) flush, kick, boot, bang, thrill, rush
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
(noun) cathexis
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
(noun) electric charge
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
(verb) blame
attribute responsibility to
We blamed the accident on her; The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
(verb) accuse
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
he charged the director with indifference
file a formal charge against
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
(verb) bear down
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
direct into a position for use
point a gun; He charged his weapon at me
(verb) load
provide (a device) with something necessary
He loaded his gun carefully; load the camera
(verb) turn on, rouse, excite, charge up, commove, agitate
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
(verb) tear, shoot, shoot down, buck
move quickly and violently
The car tore down the street; He came charging into my office
(verb) bill
demand payment
Will I get charged for this service?; We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
(verb) consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping
consign your baggage
(verb) commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
After the second episode, she had to be committed; he was committed to prison
(verb) appoint
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
He was appointed deputy manager; She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance