(n)charge, electric chargethe 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”
(n)mission, charge, commissiona special assignment that is given to a person or group“a confidential mission to London”, “his charge was to deliver a message”
(n)cathexis, 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”
(n)bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kickthe 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”
(n)accusation, chargean assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence“the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving”
(v)appoint, chargeassign a duty, responsibility or obligation to“He was appointed deputy manager”, “She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance”