charge
definition: a special assignment that is given to a person or group
example:
speech part: noun
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mission
definition: attention and management implying responsibility for safety
example:
speech part: noun
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care
definition: an impetuous rush toward someone or something
example: The bull's charge carried it towards the matador.
speech part: noun
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definition: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
example: this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains
speech part: noun
definition: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
example:
speech part: noun
definition: in criminal law, a pleading describing some wrong or offense
example: They were arrested on a charge of larceny.
speech part: noun
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complaint
definition: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
example: the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving
speech part: noun
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accusation
definition: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
example: the judge's charge to the jury
speech part: noun
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commission
direction
definition: request for payment of a debt
example: they submitted their charges at the end of each month
speech part: noun
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billing
definition: the swift release of a store of affective force
example:
speech part: noun
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kick
definition: the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
example: Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
speech part: noun
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cathexis
definition: a person committed to your care
example: The teacher led their charges across the street.
speech part: noun
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definition: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
example: the battery needed a fresh charge
speech part: noun
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electric charge
definition: the price charged for some article or service
example: the admission charge
speech part: noun
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definition: financial liabilities (such as a tax)
example: the charges against the estate
speech part: noun
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definition: to saturate
example: The room was charged with tension and anxiety.
speech part: verb
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definition: to energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
example: I need to charge my car battery.
speech part: verb
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definition: to cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
example: charge a conductor
speech part: verb
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definition: to set or ask for a certain price
example: How much do you charge for lunch?
speech part: verb
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definition: to attribute responsibility to
example:
speech part: verb
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blame
definition: to instruct or command with authority
example: The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
speech part: verb
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definition: to instruct a jury about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
example:
speech part: verb
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definition: to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
example: They charged us with cleaning up all the files over the weekend.
speech part: verb
definition: to blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
example: I charged the director with indifference to quality after the second mediocre film in a row.
speech part: verb
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accuse
definition: to make an accusatory claim
example: The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased.
speech part: verb
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definition: to file a formal charge against
example: The suspect was charged with murdering their spouse.
speech part: verb
definition: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
example: We charged them with everything we had.
speech part: verb
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bear down
definition: to direct into a position for use
example:
speech part: verb
definition: to fill or load to capacity
example: charge the wagon with hay
speech part: verb
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definition: to provide a device with something necessary
example:
speech part: verb
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load
definition: to place a heraldic bearing on
example: charge all weapons, shields, and banners
speech part: verb
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definition: to cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
example: The speaker charged up the crowd with a series of inflammatory remarks.
speech part: verb
definition: to lie down on command, of hunting dogs
example:
speech part: verb
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definition: to move quickly and violently
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
shoot
definition: to pay with a credit card
example:
speech part: verb
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definition: to demand payment
example: Will I get charged for this service?
speech part: verb
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bill
definition: to enter a certain amount as a charge
example: They charged me $15.
speech part: verb
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definition: to give over to another for care or safekeeping
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
consign
definition: to cause to be admitted
example:
speech part: verb
definition: to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
appoint