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n.
accusation
1) to bring, level, make a charge; to prefer, press charges
2) to concoct, cook up, fabricate, trump up a charge (they trumped up various charges against her)
3) to prove, substantiate a charge
4) to face a charge
5) to dismiss, throw out a charge (the judge dismissed all charges)
6) to drop, retract, withdraw a charge
7) to deny; refute; repudiate a charge
8) a baseless, fabricated, false, trumped-up; frivolous charge
9) a charge against smb. (to bring charges of forgery against smb.)
10) a charge that (he denied the charge that he had taken bribes)
11) on a charge of (he was arraigned on a charge of embezzlement; to be arrested on various charges)
12)
attack
to lead; make a charge against
13) to sound the charge
14) to fight off, repel, repulse a charge
15) a bayonet; cavalry; infantry charge
explosive
16) to set off a charge
17) a depth charge
responsibility
18) to place, put smb. in charge of smt.
19) to take charge of smt.
20) to be in charge of smt.
custody
21) in smb.'s charge (the child was in my charge)
cost
price
22) to make a charge
23) to reverse, transfer (BE) (the) charges (when telephoning)
24) an exorbitant; reasonable charge
25) an admission; carrying; cover; minimum; service charge
26) a charge against, to (a charge to smb.'s account)
27) a charge for (there will be no charge for installation)
infusion of stored energy
28) to give (a battery) a charge
29) an electric; quick; slow charge
thrill
(slang)
30) to give smb. a big charge
31) to get a charge out of smt.
32) an emotional charge
instructions
33) to give one's charge (the judge gave her charge to the jury)
34) a charge to (the judge's charge to the jury)
II
v.
1) ('to ask in payment') to charge double
2) (D; intr.) ('to rush') to charge at (the bull charged at us)
3) (d; intr.) ('to ask payment') to charge for (they didn't charge for it)
4) (D; intr., tr.) to charge for ('to ask in payment') (they charged ten dollars for shipping our books; he charges by the hour for laying a carpet)
5) (d; intr.) ('to rush') to charge into; out of (to charge into a room)
6) (D; tr.) to charge out of ('to borrow from') (to charge a book out of a library)
7) (D; tr.) ('to impose as an obligation') to charge to (charge it to my account)
8) (D; tr.) ('to accuse') to charge with (he was charged with murder)
9) (D; tr.) ('to saturate') to charge with (the air was charged with tension)
10) (D; tr.) ('to assign') to charge with (our agency has been charged with the responsibility of gathering all pertinent information)
11) (L) ('to accuse') they charged that he had cheated them
12) (O; may be used with one object) ('to ask payment') she charged (me) fifty dollars for her services; how much did he charge. did they charge you?