1. (

• charge ,
• bear_down ,

) to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" ;

2. (

• charge ,
• accuse ,

) blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" ;

3. (

• charge ,
• 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" ;

4. (

• tear ,
• shoot ,
• shoot_down ,
• charge ,
• buck ,

) move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" ;

5. (

• appoint ,
• charge

) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" ;

6. (

• charge ,
• lodge ,
• file ,

) file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" ;

7. (

• charge ,

) make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" ;

8. (

• charge

) fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" ;

9. (

• charge ,

) enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" ;

10. (

• commit ,
• institutionalize ,
• institutionalise ,
• send ,
• charge ,

) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" ;

11. (

• consign ,
• charge ,

) give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" ;

12. (

• charge ,

) 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?" ;

13. (

• charge ,

) lie down on command, of hunting dogs ;

14. (

• agitate ,
• rouse ,
• turn_on ,
• charge ,
• commove ,
• excite ,
• charge_up

) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" ;

15. (

• charge

) place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" ;

16. (

• load ,
• charge ,

) provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" ;

17. (

• charge ,
• level ,
• point

) direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" ;

18. (

• charge ,
• saddle ,
• burden

) impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" ;

19. (

• charge ,

) instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence ;

20. (

• charge ,

) instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" ;

21. (

• blame ,
• charge ,

) attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" ;

22. (

• charge ,

) set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" ;

23. (

• charge ,

) cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor" ;

24. (

• charge

) energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery" ;

25. (

• charge ,

) saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" ;