CHARGE


Meaning of CHARGE in English

I

n.

accusation

1) to bring, level, make a ~; to prefer, press ~s

2) to concoct, cook up, fabricate, trump up a ~ (they trumped up various ~s against her)

3) to prove, substantiate a ~

4) to face a ~

5) to dismiss, throw out a ~ (the judge dismissed all ~s)

6) to drop, retract, withdraw a ~

7) to deny; refute; repudiate a ~

8) a baseless, fabricated, false, trumped-up; frivolous ~

9) a ~ against smb. (to bring ~s of forgery against smb.)

10) a ~ that (he denied the ~ that he had taken bribes)

11) on a ~ of (he was arraigned on a ~ of embezzlement; to be arrested on various ~s)

12)

attack

to lead; make a ~ against

13) to sound the ~

14) to fight off, repel, repulse a ~

15) a bayonet; cavalry; infantry ~

explosive

16) to set off a ~

17) a depth ~

responsibility

18) to place, put smb. in ~ of smt.

19) to take ~ of smt.

20) to be in ~ of smt.

custody

21) in smb.'s ~ (the child was in my ~)

cost

price

22) to make a ~

23) to reverse, transfer ( BE ) (the) ~s (when telephoning)

24) an exorbitant; reasonable ~

25) an admission; carrying; cover; minimum; service ~

26) a ~ against, to (a ~ to smb.'s account)

27) a ~ for (there will be no ~ for installation)

infusion of stored energy

28) to give (a battery) a ~

29) an electric; quick; slow ~

thrill

(slang)

30) to give smb. a big ~

31) to get a ~ out of smt.

32) an emotional ~

instructions

33) to give one's ~ (the judge gave her ~ to the jury)

34) a ~ to (the judge's ~ to the jury)

II

v.

1) ('to ask in payment') to ~ double

2) ( D ; intr. ) ('to rush') to ~ at (the bull ~d at us)

3) ( d ; intr. ) ('to ask payment') to ~ for (they didn't ~ for it)

4) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ for ('to ask in payment') (they ~d ten dollars for shipping our books; he ~s by the hour for laying a carpet)

5) ( d ; intr. ) ('to rush') to ~ into; out of (to ~ into a room)

6) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ out of ('to borrow from') (to ~ a book out of a library)

7) ( D ; tr. ) ('to impose as an obligation') to ~ to (~ it to my account)

8) ( D ; tr. ) ('to accuse') to ~ with (he was ~d with murder)

9) ( D ; tr. ) ('to saturate') to ~ with (the air was ~d with tension)

10) ( D ; tr. ) ('to assign') to ~ with (our agency has been ~d with the responsibility of gathering all pertinent information)

11) ( L ) ('to accuse') they ~d that he had cheated them

12) ( O ; may be used with one object) ('to ask payment') she ~d (me) fifty dollars for her services; how much did he ~? did they ~ you?

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.