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Definition of charge : 1. A bearing. See Bearing, n., 8.
2. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing.
3. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust.
4. A position ( of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge.
5. A soft of plaster or ointment.
6. An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged.
7. An address ( esp. an earnest or impressive address) containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy.
8. An entry or a account of that which is due from one party to another; that which is debited in a business transaction; as, a charge in an account book.
9. An order; a mandate or command; an injunction.
10. Custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office; responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty.
11. Harm.
12. Heed; care; anxiety; trouble.
13. That quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel, etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace, machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold, or which is actually in it at one time
14. The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge.
15. The price demanded for a thing or service.
16. Thirty- six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; - called also charre.
17. To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against ( a person or thing); to lay the responsibility ( for something said or done) at the door of.
18. To assume as a bearing; as, he charges three roses or; to add to or represent on; as, he charges his shield with three roses or.
19. To bear down upon; to rush upon; to attack.
20. To call to account; to challenge.
21. To debit on an account; as, to charge for purchases.
22. To demand a price; as, to charge high for goods.
23. To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a barrel for apples.
24. To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.
25. To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
26. To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent.
27. To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for.
28. To make an onset or rush; as, to charge with fixed bayonets.
29. To ornament with or cause to bear; as, to charge an architectural member with a molding.
30. To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit, as, to charge one with goods. Also, to enter upon the debit side of an account; as, to charge a sum to one.
31. To place within or upon any firearm, piece of apparatus or machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear; to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge an electrical machine, etc.
32. To squat on its belly and be still; - a command given by a sportsman to a dog.
33. Weight; import; value.
34. Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; - usually in the plural.

Synonyms:

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electricity, resistance, capacitance, IC, induction, resistor, conductor, electrostatic, wattage, positive, direct current, polarity, cycle, computer, CRT, network, kilohertz, tube, circuit, negative, electrode, discharge, television, volt, juice, circuit card, connection, CPU, monitor, current, voltage, FM, cathode, amplifier, spark, anode, alternating current, magnetism, radio, backplane, processor, motherboard, shock, frequency, transistor, electronics, insulator, amperes, watt, memory, radar, ohm, microphone, diode, capacitor, speaker, AC, video, triode, receiver, transmitter, megahertz, DC, impedance, tweeter, electromagnetism

energize, drive, revive, force, recharge, invigorate, empower, power, fire, activate, rouse

impeach, implicate, accuse, arraign, criticize, allege, denounce, condemn, cite, incriminate, complain, inculpate, scold, impute

hold, rule, will, discipline, prowess, master, direct, government, direction, supremacy, manage, grasp, law, coordination, grip, dominate, coordinate, govern, reign, management

citation, blame, incrimination, impeachment, grievance, accusation, condemnation, accusal, censure, complaint, insinuation, denouncement, criticism, allegation, reproach, imputation, indictment, allegement

commission, deputize, appoint, name, delegate, authorize, assign, entrust, consign, designate

attribute, ascribe, rebuke, indict

outbreak, foray, tirade, fury, sortie, assail, harry, battle, combat, lunge, invade, invasion, attack, bombard, flay, slash, aggression, violence, war, storm, onslaught, spasm, frenzy, riot, offense, fight, batter, hit, pound, scathe, warfare, violate, thrust, scorch, savage, rape, barrage, hammer, scarify, lash, assault, bombardment, raid, strike, bloodshed, trounce, siege, furor

offence

license, purview, mastery, domination, might, seniority, prestige, sovereignty, sway, rank, powerfulness, kingship, puissance, enfranchisement, control, entitlement, right, precedence, prerogative, primacy, privilege, strength, command, office, mandate, influence, punch, clout, authority, birthright, potency, cogency, title, steam, superiority, prepotency, faculty, mightiness, credential, stature, empowerment

figure, price, cost, tariff, tax, quotation, expense, premium, value, damage, levy, rate, toll, duty, tab, worth, dearness, amount, outlay

prosecute, litigate, sue

litigation, prosecution, action, arraignment, implication, affidavit, lawsuit, hearing, case, suit, count, summons, writ, subpoena

Usage examples:

• But I must come home and take charge of his ranch. - "The Mysterious Rider", Zane Grey.
• Besides, even if it were otherwise, do you think I would allow such a thing, with you so young and in my charge? - "Love Eternal", H. Rider Haggard.
• Guilty of all this with which they charge me. - "Orley Farm", Anthony Trollope.