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"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"noun(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
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"this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"nouna quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
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"the battery needed a fresh charge"nounthe quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
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"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"verbcause to be agitated, excited, or roused
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"Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"noun(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
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"Will I get charged for this service?"verbdemand payment
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"He charged his weapon at me"verbdirect into a position for use
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"he charged the director with indifference"verbblame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
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"they submitted their charges at the end of each month"nounrequest for payment of a debt
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verbcause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
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"his charge was deliver a message"nouna special assignment that is given to a person or group
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"the judge's charge to the jury"nouna formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
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"The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"verbattribute responsibility to
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"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"nounan assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
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"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"verbimpose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
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"She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"verbassign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
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"the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary" "the battle began with a cavalry charge"nounan impetuous rush toward someone or something
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"the teacher led her charges across the street"nouna person committed to your care
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"charge a conductor"verbcause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
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"I need to charge my car battery"verbenergize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
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"he charged me $15"verbenter a certain amount as a chargetype of:
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"the charges against the estate"nounfinancial liabilities (such as a tax)type of:
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"The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"verbinstruct or command with authoritytype of:
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"The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"verbmake an accusatory claimtype of:
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"Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"verbpay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debtOpposite:type of:
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