charge

1a archaic :  to lay or put a load on or in :  load horses charged with heavy burdensb (1) :  to place a charge (as of powder) in (2) :  to load or fill to capacityc (1) :  to restore the active materials in (a storage battery ) by the passage of a direct current through in the opposite direction to that of discharge (2) :  to give an electric charge to charge a capacitord (1) :  to assume as a heraldic bearing (see bearing 4) (2) :  to place a heraldic bearing on charged his shield with three rosese :  to fill or furnish fully the music is charged with excitementf :  electrify 2 the crowd was charged by her performance

2a :  to impose a task or responsibility on charge him with the job of finding a new meeting placeb :  to command, instruct, or exhort with authority I charge you not to goc of a judge :  to give a charge (see ¹charge 4b) to (a jury)

3a :  to make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame charges him with armed robbery they were charged as being instigatorsb :  to place the guilt or blame for charge her failure to negligencec :  to assert as an accusation charges that he distorted the data

4a :  to bring (a weapon) into position for attack :  level charge a lanceb :  to rush against :  attack The bull charged the matador.; also :  to rush into (an opponent) usually illegally in various sports

5a (1) :  to impose a financial burden on charge his estate with debts incurred (2) :  to impose or record as financial obligation charge debts to an estateb (1) :  to fix or ask as fee or payment charges $50 for an office visit (2) :  to ask payment of (a person) charge a client for expensesc :  to record (an item) as an expense, debt, obligation, or liability charged a new sofa

1 :  to rush forward in or as if in assault :  attack came charging into the room; also :  to charge an opponent in sports

2 :  to ask or set a price do you charge for this service?

3 :  to charge an item to an account charge now, pay later

1 :  the responsibility of managing, controlling, or caring for She has charge of the building. He took charge of the planning.

2 :  a task or duty given to a person :  obligation Grooming the animals was his charge.

3 :  a person or thing given to someone to look after At long last, each of our charges was tucked in bed. — Ann M. Martin, Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation

4 :  the price asked especially for a service

5 :  an amount listed as a debt on an account charges on a phone bill

6 :  accusation a charge of mutiny

7 :  an instruction or command based on authority a judge's charge to a jury

8 :  the amount of an explosive material (as dynamite) used in a single blast

1 :  to give an electric charge to charge a device

2 :  to refill (as an exhausted battery) with available energy

3 :  to give a task, duty, or responsibility to I was charged with supervising the children.

4 :  to instruct or command with authority … he cried to his sons, and charged them to yield … — Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee

5 :  to accuse especially formally He was charged with speeding.

6 :  to rush toward or against The bull charged the matador.

7 :  to ask for payment from You charged me too much.

8 :  to ask or set as a price or fee The garage charged 100 dollars for repairs.