charge
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~ instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
charge
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~ set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
charge
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~ file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
charge
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~ fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
charge
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~ energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
charge
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~ provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
charge
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~ assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
charge
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~ impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
charge
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~ enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
charge
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~ instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
charge
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~ move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
charge
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~ give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
charge
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~ place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
charge
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~ 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
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~ attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
charge
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~ cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
charge
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~ direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
charge
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~ lie down on command, of hunting dogs
charge
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~ cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"