charge: المعنى والتعريفات

To make a claim of wrongdoing against; accuse or blame: The police charged him with car theft. Critics charged the writer with a lack of originality.

To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on: charged him with the task of watching the young swimmers.

To set or ask (a given amount) as a price: charges ten dollars for a haircut.

To hold financially liable; demand payment from: charged her for the balance due.

To postpone payment on (a purchase) by recording as a debt: paid cash for the stockings but charged the new coat.

To load to capacity; fill: charge a furnace with coal.

To saturate; impregnate: The atmosphere was charged with tension.

To load (a gun or other firearm) with a quantity of explosive: charged the musket with powder.

To instruct or urge authoritatively; command: charged her not to reveal the source of information.

Law To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

To put the blame for; attribute or impute: charged the accident to the driver's inexperience.

To attack violently: The troops charged the enemy line.

Basketball To bump or run into (a defender) illegally while in possession of the ball or having just made a pass or shot.

Sports To bump (an opponent) so as to knock off balance or gain control of the ball, as in soccer.

Sports To body-check (an opponent) illegally, from behind or after taking more than two strides, as in ice hockey.

Electricity To cause formation of a net electric charge on or in (a conductor, for example).

Electricity To energize (a storage battery) by passing current through it in the direction opposite to discharge.

To excite; rouse: a speaker who knows how to charge up a crowd.

To direct or put (a weapon) into position for use; level.

Heraldry To place a charge on (an escutcheon).

To rush forward in or as if in a violent attack: dogs trained to charge at intruders; children charging through the house.

To demand or ask payment: did not charge for the second cup of coffee.

To postpone payment for a purchase.

Accounting To consider or record as a loss. Often used with off.

Expense; cost.