ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən əˈkjuːz əˈkjuz ˈæ.dʒɪ.teɪt əˈpɔɪnt ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈbɜːdn ˈbɝdn kəˈθɛk sɪs

t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ kəˈmɪʃən kəˈmɪt kəmˈpleɪnt kənˈsaɪn d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən ɪkˈsaɪt ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz ˈlɛv.əl loʊd ləʊd lɑdʒ lɒdʒ ˈmɪʃn̩ sɛnd tɛə ˈtjuːtɪlɪdʒ saturate The room was charged with tension and anxiety energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge I need to charge my car battery cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on charge a conductor set or ask for a certain price How much do you charge for lunch? This fellow charges $100 for a massage attribute responsibility to We blamed the accident on her The tragedy was charged to her inexperience a special assignment that is given to a person or group a confidential mission to London his charge was to deliver a message instruct or command with authority The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend attention and management implying responsibility for safety he is in the care of a bodyguard blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against he charged the director with indifference make an accusatory claim The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased file a formal charge against The suspect was charged with murdering his wife an impetuous rush toward someone or something the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary the battle began with a cavalry charge to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork direct into a position for use point a gun He charged his weapon at me fill or load to capacity charge the wagon with hay provide (a device) with something necessary He loaded his gun carefully load the camera place a heraldic bearing on charge all weapons, shields, and banners cause to be agitated, excited, or roused The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks lie down on command, of hunting dogs move quickly and violently The car tore down the street He came charging into my office 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? demand payment Will I get charged for this service? We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights enter a certain amount as a charge he charged me $15 give over to another for care or safekeeping consign your baggage cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution After the second episode, she had to be committed he was committed to prison assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to He was appointed deputy manager She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense he was arrested on a charge of larceny an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something the judge's charge to the jury request for payment of a debt they submitted their charges at the end of each month 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 (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge a person committed to your care the teacher led her charges across the street 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 the price charged for some article or service the admission charge financial liabilities (such as a tax) the charges against the estate