to charge
- verb
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- As the enemy forces drew closer, the soldiers prepared to charge into battle with fierce determination.
- the cavalry charged
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- And he turned around to Inspector Kate and he went charging and Kate went charging.
Examples
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The Roherim sing with joy as they charge into battle.
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All of a sudden, a male waterbuck came charging out of the trees in a panic-driven flight.
Academic text (1999) -
You see how he charges towards me to attack me again?
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If he charges, you take off.
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But when he got up and charged again, I did the same thing.
Fiction book (1991) -
More troops are going to be available to charge in now right here.
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A hostile alien army came charging through a hole in space.
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Undeterred, wave after wave of soldiers charged the beast and died.
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Stephen picks up the door and, using it as a shield, charges into the flames.
Fiction book (1991) -
Summoning hidden resources of strength, Peter charges at the oncoming soldiers, brandishing his sword.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
To move or act quickly because a situation needs it
To move very quickly with great force
Move quickly and forcefully toward someone or something to attack
To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score
To push forward through a crowd to get ahead
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score
Compounds
- Specialized
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
- Specialized
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
- Specialized
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move
- Formal
A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away
- Archaic
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
- Specialized
A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance
- Specialized
The total electric charge in a closed system stays the same
A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'
- Specialized
An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value
- Specialized
A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
- Jargon
A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors
An amount of money residents pay regularly to cover shared building costs like cleaning and repairs
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
- Specialized
A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
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Etymology
Charge once meant 'to load' and then grew into the idea of moving forward with force, as if pushing a heavy weight. So to charge at someone is to rush forward quickly and attack.