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