charge
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
assign responsibility or a specific task to someone or something
Framework senses
- §1
- to saturate
- §2
- to energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
- §3
- to cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
- §4
- to set or ask for a certain price
- §5
- to attribute responsibility to
- §6
- to instruct or command with authority
- §7
- to instruct a jury about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- §8
- to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
- §9
- to blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
- §10
- to make an accusatory claim
- §11
- to file a formal charge against
- §12
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- §13
- to direct into a position for use
- §14
- to fill or load to capacity
- §15
- to provide a device with something necessary
- §16
- to place a heraldic bearing on
- §17
- to cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- §18
- to lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- §19
- to move quickly and violently
- §20
- to pay with a credit card
- §21
- to demand payment
- §22
- to enter a certain amount as a charge
- §23
- to give over to another for care or safekeeping
- §24
- to cause to be admitted
- §25
- to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to