charge

1. verb

1)

he didn't charge much

Syn:

ask in payment, ask, levy, demand, want, exact; bill, invoice

2)

the subscription will be charged to your account

Syn:

bill, debit from, take from

3)

two men were charged with theft

Syn:

accuse, indict, arraign; prosecute, try, put on trial, inculpate

4)

they charged him with reforming the system

Syn:

entrust, burden, encumber, saddle, tax

5)

the cavalry charged the tanks

Syn:

attack, storm, assault, assail, fall on, swoop on, descend on; informal lay into, tear into

See note at attack

6)

we charged into the crowd

Syn:

rush, storm, stampede, push, plow, launch oneself, go headlong, steam, barrel, zoom

7)

his work was charged with energy

Syn:

suffuse, pervade, permeate, saturate, infuse, imbue, load, fill

8)

I charge you to stop

Syn:

order, command, direct, instruct, enjoin; formal adjure; literary bid

2. noun

1)

all customers pay a charge

Syn:

fee, payment, price, tariff, amount, sum, fare, levy

2)

he pleaded guilty to the charge

Syn:

accusation, allegation, indictment, arraignment

3)

an infantry charge

Syn:

attack, assault, offensive, onslaught, drive, push, thrust

4)

the child was in her charge

Syn:

care, protection, safekeeping, control; custody, guardianship, wardship; hands

5)

his charge was to save the business

Syn:

duty, responsibility, task, job, assignment, mission, function; informal marching orders

6)

the safety of my charge

Syn:

ward, protégé, dependent

7)

the judge gave a careful charge to the jury

Syn:

instruction, direction, directive, order, command, dictate, exhortation

8) informal

I get a real charge out of working hard

Syn:

thrill, tingle, glow; excitement, stimulation, enjoyment, pleasure; informal kick, buzz, rush

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