n. 1 load, burden, weight, onus, impediment; care, concern, obligation She feared that she would become a charge on her children 2 price, fee, cost What is the charge for admission? 3 debt, debit, expense, assessment, liability Any charge against the estate of the deceased will be paid in full 4 care, custody, protection, guardianship, wardship, supervision, jurisdiction, control, responsibility, safe keeping We left the children in the charge of Nanny and Nanny in charge of the children 5 order, mandate, injunction, precept, command, dictate, direction, instruction, demand, exhortation The judge's charge to the jury was to ignore the evidence given by the caretaker 6 accusation, imputation, indictment, allegation The charge is murder The police decided to drop the charges against him. 7 attack, onset, action, assault, sally, raid, foray, sortie At the signal the cavalry began their charge
v. 8 fill, imbue, load, instil, pervade, permeate, saturate, suffuse The air was highly charged with a stench from the kitchen 9 burden, entrust, commission, assign; afflict, tax He was charged with the supervision of all the military schools 10 command, order, bid, enjoin, exhort, urge, require, instruct, direct I charge you not to speak of this matter to anyone 11 blame, censure, accuse; indict, cite, name; allege, assert She charged him with being a hypocrite He has been charged with assault. It is charged that she was present at the commission of the crime. 12 bill, invoice, assess, debit Please charge these items to my account Do not charge me for merchandise not shipped. 13 ask, demand, claim, require, expect How much do they charge for asparagus at the supermarket? 14 attack, assault, storm, assail, do battle (with): Four thousand horsemen stood ready to charge the enemy