The Collaborative International Dictionary
Charge \Charge\ (ch[aum]rj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charged (ch[aum]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Charging.] [OF. chargier, F. charger, fr. LL. carricare, fr. L. carrus wagon. Cf. Cargo, Caricature, Cark, and see Car.]
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To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
A carte that charged was with hay.
--Chaucer.The charging of children's memories with rules.
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To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent.
Moses . . . charged you to love the Lord your God.
--Josh. xxii. 5.Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.
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To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for.
When land shall be charged by any lien.
--Kent. To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a barrel for apples.
To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit, as, to charge one with goods. Also, to enter upon the debit side of an account; as, to charge a sum to one.
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To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.
No more accuse thy pen, but charge the crime On native sloth and negligence of time.
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To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against (a person or thing); to lay the responsibility (for something said or done) at the door of.
If he did that wrong you charge him with.
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To place within or upon any firearm, piece of apparatus or machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear; to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge an electrical machine, etc.
Their battering cannon charged to the mouths.
--Shak. To ornament with or cause to bear; as, to charge an architectural member with a molding.
(Her.) To assume as a bearing; as, he charges three roses or; to add to or represent on; as, he charges his shield with three roses or.
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To call to account; to challenge. [Obs.]
To charge me to an answer.
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To bear down upon; to rush upon; to attack.
Charged our main battle's front.
--Shak.Syn: To intrust; command; exhort; instruct; accuse; impeach; arraign. See Accuse.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable English) An act or process of charge (as of a battery). 2 (context uncountable basketball English) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender. vb. Present participle of charge.
Wikipedia
Charging may refer to:
- Charging (ice hockey), when a player takes more than three steps before checking an opposing player
- Battery charger, a device used to put energy into a rechargeable battery
- Charging station, a device used for recharging the battery's in an Electric car
Charging is a penalty in ice hockey. Rule 42 of the NHL rulebook dictates that charging "shall mean the actions of a player or goalkeeper who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner. A 'charge' may be the result of a check into the boards, into the goal frame or in open ice." The infraction may warrant any severity of penalty or combination of penalties as the officials deem fit, including a major plus a game misconduct, or suspension if the infraction results in injury to the opposing player. Any player who leaves their feet while delivering a body check is also found to be in violation of the charging rule and is subject to penalization.
Usage examples of "charging".
Ignoring the pain of the yeti's squeeze, Drizzt set the hilt of the scimitar firmly against his hip and allowed the momentum of the second charging monster to impale it on the curving blade.
And then a group of ogres, Kessell's elite tower guard, came charging across the field.
The goblins and orcs who were closest to the charging barbarians, holding unbending faith in the words of their master, cheered at the coming of their promised allies.
The fire-hating scimitar rang in ecstasy, cleaving the charging beast in half as Drizzt brought it down.
With a wave of his hand, Morkai imparted an image upon the mind of the mottled wizard, a picture of a black-cloaked rider wildly charging across the tundra.
The remaining five riders worked in unison now, charging into groups of monsters and scattering them.
He looked again at the charging soldiers and knew that he had no choice.
He stepped under the camel and lifted it clear off the ground, his muscles rippling as he heaved the thing into the charging pack.
Summoning his magical ability, the drow conjured a globe of darkness in front of the charging bandits.
The charging spearman didn't even have time to lament his victim's escape, for the mighty war hammer spun in over the camel's humps and smashed his face flat.
Entreri looked over the drow's shoulder, to the tunnel and the charging dwarf and to Catti-brie and her killer bow, coming up level with his face.
Bruenor offered Catti-brie his arm as she came charging past, so that he could profit from her momentum in the pursuit.
LaValle spun on Pook, charging his master and grabbing at the walking stick.
Battle had been joined in the corridor, but Hatch'net and the others couldn't possibly get through the sentries in time to stop the two hook horrors undoubtedly charging his back.
Drizzt fell into a roll and came back up to meet his charging adversary.