charged Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
   charge; bear down.
   
   • he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
2. verb blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
   charge; accuse.
   
   • he charged the director with indifference
3. verb demand payment
   charge; bill.
   
   • Will I get charged for this service?
   • We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
4. verb move quickly and violently
   tear; shoot; charge; shoot down; buck.
   
   • The car tore down the street
   • He came charging into my office
5. verb assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
   appoint; charge.
   
   • He was appointed deputy manager
   • She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
6. verb file a formal charge against
   lodge; charge; file.
   
   • The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
7. verb make an accusatory claim
   charge.
   
   • The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased
8. verb fill or load to capacity
   charge.
   
   • charge the wagon with hay
9. verb enter a certain amount as a charge
   charge.
   
   • he charged me $15
10. verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
    commit; charge; send; institutionalize; institutionalise.
    
    • After the second episode, she had to be committed
    • he was committed to prison
11. verb give over to another for care or safekeeping
    consign; charge.
    
    • consign your baggage
12. verb pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
    charge.
    
    • Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
13. verb lie down on command, of hunting dogs
    charge.
    
14. verb cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
    commove; turn on; excite; charge up; agitate; charge; rouse.
    
    • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
15. verb place a heraldic bearing on
    charge.
    
    • charge all weapons, shields, and banners
16. verb provide (a device) with something necessary
    load; charge.
    
    • He loaded his gun carefully
    • load the camera
17. verb direct into a position for use
    charge; point; level.
    
    • point a gun
    • He charged his weapon at me
18. verb impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
    charge; burden; saddle.
    
    • He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
19. verb instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
    charge.
    
20. verb instruct or command with authority
    charge.
    
    • The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
21. verb attribute responsibility to
    blame; charge.
    
    • We blamed the accident on her
    • The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
22. verb set or ask for a certain price
    charge.
    
    • How much do you charge for lunch?
    • This fellow charges $100 for a massage
23. verb cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
    charge.
    
    • charge a conductor
24. verb energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
    charge.
    
    • I need to charge my car battery
25. verb saturate
    charge.
    
    • The room was charged with tension and anxiety
26. adjective of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
    
    • charged particles
    • a charged battery
27. adjective satellite fraught with great emotion
    supercharged.
    
    • an atmosphere charged with excitement
    • an emotionally charged speech
28. adjective satellite supplied with carbon dioxide
    aerated.
    
29. adjective satellite capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
    
    • the highly charged issue of abortion

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