to charge
- verb
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- Jargon
- During the ceremony, they will charge the coat of arms with a new symbol representing unity.
Examples
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The artist decided to charge her family crest prominently on the banner for the event.
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One shirt said 'U.S. Army' under the picture of a tank charging through a jungle; the other showed a B-52.
Fiction book (1991) -
Charge up this thing with the flag, plant it at the top.
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He carefully charged the shield with a lion to signify bravery in battle.
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score
Compounds
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
- 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
- Specialized
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
- Specialized
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
- Archaic
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
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
- Jargon
A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors
- Specialized
A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
- Specialized
An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport
A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'
- Specialized
A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance
- Specialized
A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charge used to mean 'to place something on', so in heraldry to charge a shield is to put a figure onto it. That is why to charge a shield means to place a symbol or picture on it.