Macmillan Dictionary

Did you know?

Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word

charge - thesaurus entry
 
 
 
Close

What are red words?

90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent.

verb
Other entries for this word
  2. 2
    to arrange for payment to be made later

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of charge

    To spend or to pay money: disburse, spend, pay, pay out, finance, fund, invest in, put up, bear the cost/expense etc.... more
    1. a.
      to pay for something with a credit card

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of charge

      To spend or to pay money: disburse, spend, pay, pay out, finance, fund, invest in, put up, bear the cost/expense etc.... more
  4. 4
    to attack someone or something by running very fast toward them

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of charge

    To attack a person or object: attack, assault, strike at, set on, mug, fly at, ambush, assail, go for, come at... more
    1. a.
      to move somewhere quickly and carelessly

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of charge

      To move somewhere quickly: fly, hasten, speed, dart, outpace, charge, be quick on your feet, race, gallop, surge... more
  5. 5

    charge

     or

    charge up

     to put electricity into a piece of electrical equipment such as a battery

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of charge

    Electricity and electrical power: AC, active, alternating current, arc, arc, arc light, blackout, brownout, charge, charge... more
  7. 7
    formal to fill a glass completely

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of charge

    To fill a thing or place with liquid or air: inflate, pump up, blow up, flood, swamp, run, charge, top off, inflation... more

phrasal verbs

These are synonyms and/or related words for charge in the American English Thesaurus. View synonyms and/or related words for charge in the British English Thesaurus.

Change your default dictionary and thesaurus to British English.

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

BuzzWord Article

Word of the Day

flat racing

horse racing on flat ground with no fences or jumping

Open Dictionary

pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

add a word

Blog

A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.

global English and language change from our blog