What part of speech is charge?

Charge can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. charge is a verb, present, 1st person singular of charge (infinitive).
  • 2. charge is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. charge is a noun, singular of charges.

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Verb

Noun

What does charge mean?

Definitions

Verb
charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
charge - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
charge - enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
charge - make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
charge - instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
charge - to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
charge - place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
charge - pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"
charge - cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"
charge - instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
charge - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
charge - set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
charge - saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
charge - lie down on command, of hunting dogs
charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
charge - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
charge - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
charge - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
charge - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

Noun
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
charge - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
charge - a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
charge - the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge"
charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
charge - request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
charge - a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"
charge - attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
charge - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
charge - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
charge - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
charge - (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
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Examples of charge

#   Sentence  
1. noun The admission charge.
2. noun He was arrested on a charge of larceny.
3. noun This cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains.
4. noun The battery needed a fresh charge.
5. noun The wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary.
6. noun The battle began with a cavalry charge.
7. noun His charge was deliver a message.
8. noun The judge's charge to the jury.
9. noun Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
10. noun "Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?"
11. noun So, one answer to Bush's charge about Edwards is that if it had any merit, Bush should have declined to run himself.
12. noun Austin Aaron Bernard III, 36, was arrested on a charge of aggravated rape of a child under the age of 13.
13. noun At least according to the public comments by bioweaponeer experts William Patrick and Kenneth Alibek, under the optimal method, there is no electrostatic charge.
14. noun In the case of the anthrax used in the mailings, there was an electrostatic charge.
15. noun Two top Iraqi scientists, code named Charlie and Alpha, are helping the coalition to learn more about Iraqi's anthrax program, according to Dr. David Kay, head of the Iraq survey group in charge of the hunt for WMD.
16. verb Charge the wagon with hay.
17. verb I need to charge my car battery.
18. verb Charge all weapons, shields, and banners.
19. verb Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
20. verb Charge a conductor.
21. verb How much do you charge for lunch?
22. verb Our letter agreement simply memorializes that we will charge the same negotiated rate whether the gas flows on primaries or alternates.
23. verb The central question behind the palace coup is whether Terry Winter, the president of the Independent System Operator, acted alone when he took steps to remove key price caps designed to limit the amount power generators could charge.
24. verb What became known as the palace coup began on Oct. 26 when ISO board members voted for severe restrictions on the amount of money electricity producers could charge for power.
25. verb (Two people in a cabin will spend more onboard, so cruise lines charge you more to sail alone.
26. verb You charge SO MUCH, yet you use the same grounds over and over again.
27. verb They was about to Charge me $129...
28. verb Someone else I found that said they could do it but wanted to charge me more and give me less warranty.
29. verb Even though they still charge you the days you booked but won't use, it is worth the get the hell out of this crap hole.
30. verb So they were going to charge him for new peddles and proceeded to put them on without even telling him the price.
Sentence  
noun
The admission charge.
He was arrested on a charge of larceny.
This cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains.
The battery needed a fresh charge.
The wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary.
The battle began with a cavalry charge.
His charge was deliver a message.
The judge's charge to the jury.
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
"Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?"
So, one answer to Bush's charge about Edwards is that if it had any merit, Bush should have declined to run himself.
Austin Aaron Bernard III, 36, was arrested on a charge of aggravated rape of a child under the age of 13.
At least according to the public comments by bioweaponeer experts William Patrick and Kenneth Alibek, under the optimal method, there is no electrostatic charge.
In the case of the anthrax used in the mailings, there was an electrostatic charge.
Two top Iraqi scientists, code named Charlie and Alpha, are helping the coalition to learn more about Iraqi's anthrax program, according to Dr. David Kay, head of the Iraq survey group in charge of the hunt for WMD.
verb
Charge the wagon with hay.
I need to charge my car battery.
Charge all weapons, shields, and banners.
Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
Charge a conductor.
How much do you charge for lunch?
Our letter agreement simply memorializes that we will charge the same negotiated rate whether the gas flows on primaries or alternates.
The central question behind the palace coup is whether Terry Winter, the president of the Independent System Operator, acted alone when he took steps to remove key price caps designed to limit the amount power generators could charge.
What became known as the palace coup began on Oct. 26 when ISO board members voted for severe restrictions on the amount of money electricity producers could charge for power.
(Two people in a cabin will spend more onboard, so cruise lines charge you more to sail alone.
You charge SO MUCH, yet you use the same grounds over and over again.
They was about to Charge me $129...
Someone else I found that said they could do it but wanted to charge me more and give me less warranty.
Even though they still charge you the days you booked but won't use, it is worth the get the hell out of this crap hole.
So they were going to charge him for new peddles and proceeded to put them on without even telling him the price.
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