charged

(verb) to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle. Synonyms: charge, bear down. Example: "He saw jess charging at him with a pitchfork."

(verb) blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against. Synonyms: charge, accuse. Example: "He charged the director with indifference."

(verb) demand payment. Synonyms: charge, bill. Examples: "Will i get charged for this service?." "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights."

(verb) move quickly and violently. Synonyms: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck. Examples: "The car tore down the street." "He came charging into my office."

(verb) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to. Synonyms: appoint, charge. Examples: "He was appointed deputy manager." "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance."

(verb) file a formal charge against. Synonyms: charge, lodge, file. Example: "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife."

(verb) make an accusatory claim. Synonyms: charge. Example: "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased."

(verb) fill or load to capacity. Synonyms: charge. Example: "Charge the wagon with hay."

(verb) enter a certain amount as a charge. Synonyms: charge. Example: "He charged me $15."

(verb) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution. Synonyms: commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge. Examples: "After the second episode, she had to be committed." "He was committed to prison."

(verb) give over to another for care or safekeeping. Synonyms: consign, charge. Example: "Consign your baggage."

(verb) pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt. Synonyms: charge. Example: "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?."

(verb) lie down on command, of hunting dogs. Synonyms: charge.

(verb) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused. Synonyms: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up. Example: "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks."

(verb) place a heraldic bearing on. Synonyms: charge. Example: "Charge all weapons, shields, and banners."

(verb) provide (a device) with something necessary. Synonyms: load, charge. Examples: "He loaded his gun carefully." "Load the camera."

(verb) direct into a position for use. Synonyms: charge, level, point. Examples: "Point a gun." "He charged his weapon at me."

(verb) impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to. Synonyms: charge, saddle, burden. Example: "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend."

(verb) instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence. Synonyms: charge.

(verb) instruct or command with authority. Synonyms: charge. Example: "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem."

(verb) attribute responsibility to. Synonyms: blame, charge. Examples: "We blamed the accident on her." "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience."

(verb) set or ask for a certain price. Synonyms: charge. Examples: "How much do you charge for lunch?." "This fellow charges $100 for a massage."

(verb) cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on. Synonyms: charge. Example: "Charge a conductor."

(verb) energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge. Synonyms: charge. Example: "I need to charge my car battery."

(verb) saturate. Synonyms: charge. Example: "The room was charged with tension and anxiety."

(adj) of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge. Synonyms: charged (vs. uncharged). Examples: "Charged particles." "A charged battery."

(adj) fraught with great emotion. Synonyms: supercharged. Examples: "An atmosphere charged with excitement." "An emotionally charged speech."

(adj) supplied with carbon dioxide. Synonyms: aerated.

(adj) capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy. Example: "The highly charged issue of abortion."