enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge"
the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"
set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"
make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"
demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead"
hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made