CHARGE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

charge

A special assignment that is given to a person or group. Приклади
  • A confidential mission to London.
  • His charge was deliver a message.
Attention and management implying responsibility for safety. Приклади
  • He is in the care of a bodyguard.
A impetuous rush toward someone or something. Приклади
  • The wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary.
  • The battle began with a cavalry charge.
A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time. Приклади
  • This cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains.
Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield.
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense. Приклади
  • He was arrested on a charge of larceny.
An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence. Приклади
  • The newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving.
A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something. Приклади
  • The judge's charge to the jury.
Request for payment of a debt. Приклади
  • They submitted their charges at the end of each month.
The swift release of a store of affective force. Приклади
  • They got a great bang out of it.
  • What a boot!
  • He got a quick rush from injecting heroin.
  • He does it for kicks.
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object. Приклади
  • Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
A person committed to your care. Приклади
  • The teacher led her charges across the street.
The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons. Приклади
  • The battery needed a fresh charge.
The price charged for some article or service. Приклади
  • The admission charge.
Financial liabilities (such as a tax). Приклади
  • The charges against the estate.
Saturate. Приклади
  • The room was charged with tension and anxiety.
Energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge. Приклади
  • I need to charge my car battery.
Cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on. Приклади
  • Charge a conductor.
Set or ask for a certain price. Приклади
  • How much do you charge for lunch?
  • This fellow charges $100 for a massage.
Attribute responsibility to. Приклади
  • We blamed the accident on her.
  • The tragedy was charged to her inexperience.
Instruct or command with authority. Приклади
  • The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem.
Instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to. Приклади
  • He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend.
Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against. Приклади
  • He charged me director with indifference.
Make an accusatory claim. Приклади
  • The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased.
File a formal charge against. Приклади
  • The suspect was charged with murdering his wife.
To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle. Приклади
  • He saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork.
Direct into a position for use. Приклади
  • Point a gun.
  • He charged his weapon at me.
Fill or load to capacity. Приклади
  • Charge the wagon with hay.
Provide with munition. Приклади
  • He loaded his gun carefully.
Place a heraldic bearing on. Приклади
  • Charge all weapons, shields, and banners.
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused. Приклади
  • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks.
Lie down on command, of hunting dogs.
Move quickly and violently. Приклади
  • The car tore down the street.
  • He came charging into my office.
Pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt. Приклади
  • Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
Demand payment. Приклади
  • Will I get charged for this service?
  • We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights.
Enter a certain amount as a charge. Приклади
  • He charged me $15.
Give over to another for care or safekeeping. Приклади
  • Consign your baggage.
Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution. Приклади
  • After the second episode, she had to be committed.
  • He was committed to prison.
Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to. Приклади
  • He was appointed deputy manager.
  • She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance.
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