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'charges'

[charge.n.01] as in: an impetuous rush toward someone or something

Examples:
the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary
the battle began with a cavalry charge

'charges'

[charge.n.02] as in: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

Examples:
he was arrested on a charge of larceny

'charges'

[charge.n.03] as in: the price charged for some article or service

Examples:
the admission charge

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[charge.n.04] as in: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

Examples:
the battery needed a fresh charge

'charges'

[care.n.05] as in: attention and management implying responsibility for safety

Examples:
he is in the care of a bodyguard

'charges'

[mission.n.03] as in: a special assignment that is given to a person or group

Examples:
a confidential mission to London
his charge was deliver a message

'charges'

[charge.n.07] as in: a person committed to your care

Examples:
the teacher led her charges across the street

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[charge.n.08] as in: financial liabilities (such as a tax)

Examples:
the charges against the estate

'charges'

[cathexis.n.01] as in: (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

Examples:
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge

'charges'

[bang.n.04] as in: 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

'charges'

[charge.n.11] as in: request for payment of a debt

Examples:
they submitted their charges at the end of each month

'charges'

[commission.n.06] as in: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

Examples:
the judge's charge to the jury

'charges'

[accusation.n.02] as in: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

Examples:
the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving

'charges'

[charge.n.14] as in: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

'charges'

[charge.n.15] as in: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

Examples:
this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains

'charges'

[charge.v.01] as in: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

Examples:
he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork

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[charge.v.02] as in: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

Examples:
he charged the director with indifference

'charges'

[charge.v.03] as in: demand payment

Examples:
Will I get charged for this service?
We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights

'charges'

[tear.v.03] as in: move quickly and violently

Examples:
The car tore down the street
He came charging into my office

'charges'

[appoint.v.02] as in: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

Examples:
He was appointed deputy manager
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance

'charges'

[charge.v.06] as in: file a formal charge against

Examples:
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife

'charges'

[charge.v.07] as in: make an accusatory claim

Examples:
The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased

'charges'

[charge.v.08] as in: fill or load to capacity

Examples:
charge the wagon with hay

'charges'

[charge.v.09] as in: enter a certain amount as a charge

Examples:
he charged me $15

'charges'

[commit.v.03] as in: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

Examples:
After the second episode, she had to be committed
he was committed to prison

'charges'

[consign.v.02] as in: give over to another for care or safekeeping

Examples:
consign your baggage

'charges'

[charge.v.12] as in: pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt

Examples:
Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?

'charges'

[charge.v.13] as in: lie down on command, of hunting dogs

'charges'

[agitate.v.02] as in: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Examples:
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks

'charges'

[charge.v.15] as in: place a heraldic bearing on

Examples:
charge all weapons, shields, and banners

'charges'

[load.v.02] as in: provide (a device) with something necessary

Examples:
He loaded his gun carefully
load the camera

'charges'

[charge.v.17] as in: direct into a position for use

Examples:
point a gun
He charged his weapon at me

'charges'

[charge.v.18] as in: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

Examples:
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend

'charges'

[charge.v.19] as in: instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

'charges'

[charge.v.20] as in: instruct or command with authority

Examples:
The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem

'charges'

[blame.v.03] as in: attribute responsibility to

Examples:
We blamed the accident on her
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience

'charges'

[charge.v.22] as in: set or ask for a certain price

Examples:
How much do you charge for lunch?
This fellow charges $100 for a massage

'charges'

[charge.v.23] as in: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

Examples:
charge a conductor

'charges'

[charge.v.24] as in: energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

Examples:
I need to charge my car battery

'charges'

[charge.v.25] as in: saturate

Examples:
The room was charged with tension and anxiety