n. 25B6; verb
he didn't charge much : ASK (IN PAYMENT), levy, demand, exact; bill, invoice.
the subscription will be charged to your account : BILL, debit from, take from.
two men were charged with affray : ACCUSE, indict, arraign; prosecute, try, put on trial; N. Amer. impeach; archaic inculpate.
they charged him with reforming the system : ENTRUST, burden, encumber, saddle, tax.
the cavalry charged the tanks : ATTACK, storm, assault, assail, fall on, swoop on, descend on; informal lay into, tear into.
we charged into the crowd : RUSH, storm, stampede, push, plough, launch oneself, go headlong; informal steam; N. Amer. informal barrel.
charge your glasses! 007C; the guns were charged : FILL (UP), top up; load (up), arm, prepare to fire.
his work was charged with energy : SUFFUSE, pervade, permeate, saturate, infuse, imbue, fill.
I charge you to stop : ORDER, command, direct, instruct, enjoin; formal adjure; poetic/literary bid.
25B6; noun
all customers pay a charge : FEE, payment, price, tariff, amount, sum, fare, levy.
he pleaded guilty to the charge : ACCUSATION, allegation, indictment, arraignment; N. Amer. impeachment; archaic inculpation.
an infantry charge : ATTACK, assault, offensive, onslaught, drive, push, thrust.
the child was in her charge : CARE, protection, safe keeping, control; custody, guardianship, wardship; hands; archaic ward.
his charge was to save the business : DUTY, responsibility, task, job, assignment, mission, function; Brit. informal pigeon.
the safety of my charge : WARD, protégé, dependant.
the judge gave a careful charge to the jury : INSTRUCTION, direction, directive, order, command, dictate, exhortation.
(N. Amer. informal) I get a real charge out of working hard : THRILL, tingle, glow; excitement, stimulation, enjoyment, pleasure; informal kick, buzz.
25A0; in charge of RESPONSIBLE FOR, in control of, at the helm/wheel of; MANAGING, running, administering, directing, supervising, overseeing, controlling; informal running the show.