English

Noun

charge

1. A load or burden
2. The amount of money levied for a service
3. An instruction
4. An impetuous attack
5. An electromagnetic state that creates an attraction for its opposite. A particle can be positively, negatively or neutrally charged.
6. (Basketball): An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.

Translations

• Russian: заряд
• Spanish: Recargar

Verb

charge

1. To place a burden upon.
2. To assign a duty to.

   I'm charging you with cleaning up the kitchen.

3. To formally accuse of a crime.

   I'm charging you with grand theft auto.

4. To assign a debit to an account.

   Let's charge this to marketing.

5. To pay using a credit card .

   Can I charge this with my corporate card?

6. To cause to take on an electric charge.

   Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly.

7. To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat, on horseback or both.
8. (military) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
9. (Basketball): To commit a charging foul.
10. (Cricket): (of a batsman) To take a few steps doen the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
11. To ready a firearm for use

    Charge your weapons, we're moving up

Related Terms

• cargo
• charge up
• discharge
• in charge
• negative charge
• positive charge
• recharge

External Links

Wikipedia article on Charge